A Place for teacher renewal : challenging the intellect, creating educational reform

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A Place for teacher renewal : challenging the intellect, creating educational reform

Anthony G. Rud Jr. and Walter P. Oldendorf, editors ; foreword by Maxine Greene

Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University, c1992

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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:pbk. ISBN 9780807731468

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The focus of this case study is the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a state-funded organization designed to renew and retrain teachers of all kinds. As an exemplary teacher renewal and staff development programme, NCCAT aims to strengthen teachers' commitment to their practice by offering outstanding teachers the opportunity for intensive, hands-on study in topics inside or outside of their specialities. Each chapter is written by an NCCAT administrator, all of whom are also experienced educators.

Table of Contents

  • NCCAT's Search for a Teacher Renewal Philosophy - An Historical Account
  • Why North Carolina? - The Early History of a Renewal Effort
  • Building a Rationale for Teacher Renewal
  • Adventures for the Intellect
  • Administration for Human and Organizational Growth
  • The Role of Evaluation in the Development of the Center
  • Learning from NCCAT - An Outsider's View
  • Charting the Course - The Center's Future Role in Teacher Renewal.
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ISBN 9780807731475

Description

The focus of this case study is the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a state-funded organisation designed to renew and retrain teachers of all kinds. As an exemplary teacher renewal and staff development programme, NCCAT aims to strengthen teachers' commitment to their practice by offering outstanding teachers the opportunity for intensive, hands-on study in topics inside or outside of their specialities. Each chapter is written by an NCCAT administrator, all of whom are also experienced educators.

Table of Contents

  • NCCAT's Search for a Teacher Renewal Philosophy - An Historical Account
  • Why North Carolina? - The Early History of a Renewal Effort
  • Building a Rationale for Teacher Renewal
  • Adventures for the Intellect
  • Administration for Human and Organisational Growth
  • The Role of Evaluation in the Development of the Center
  • Learning from NCCAT - An Outsider's View
  • Charting the Course - The Center's Future Role in Teacher Renewal.

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