Understanding the Impact of INSET on Teacher Change in China

Ming Li (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

159 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-13-3310-1 (ISBN)

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This pivot considers the impact of INSET courses on EFL teachers practicing under the national curriculum reform in China. Providing context-specific findings on the policy and implementation of INSET as well as its impact on teacher education initiatives in both China and similar contexts, it explores the limitations of one off training events such as INSET and the inconsistency between teacher learning results and their classroom practices. The book argues that teachers, when returning to pre-INSET teaching, are influenced by their prior deeply-rooted beliefs largely considered more powerful than newly-learnt theories. Addressing the rarely discussed fact that the complex and dynamic characteristics of teacher learning change over time and support the construct of teacher learning as a social event rather than a one-off event, the book also offers practical solutions on how to improve teacher education and enhance the long-term INSET impact on teacher development, with the ambition of promoting education reform for both teachers and students alike.

Ming Li is a Lecturer at the College of International Studies, Southwest University, Chongqing, China. Ming has been doing both pre- and in-service EFL teacher education for a decade and was awarded his PhD by the University of Leeds, UK in 2016.

Introduction.- Educational reform and teacher education: A theoretical overview.- Teacher learning research: A critical overview.- The study of teacher learning on INSET.- Case studies: Teachers’ experiences of change.- Teacher learning: A multifaceted, situated and dynamic process.- INSET: Essential but insufficient catalyst for teacher change.- Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.01.2019
Zusatzinfo	4 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 159 p. 4 illus.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Pädagogische Psychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	Constructivist theory in education • impact of INSET • in-service EFL teachers • INSET in China • long term career development for teachers • national curriculum reform in China • teacher learning and development in China • teachers practices and learning experiences
ISBN-10	981-13-3310-6 / 9811333106
ISBN-13	978-981-13-3310-1 / 9789811333101
Zustand	Neuware