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Realities of Teachers' Work Never a Dull Moment

Paperback • 1999 • English • 1. edition

Realities of Teachers' Work Never a Dull Moment

By Sandra Acker

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

The Realities of Teacher' Work: Never a Dull Moment follows the fortunes of the teachers at Hillview Primary School over ten years. It explores what it is like to be a primary or elementary school teacher in an urban school with about 200 children, mixed in social class and ethnicity, and suggests what we may learn from them for the future.Sandra Acker links her research with other literature on teachers' work, and describes the school as a workplace, focusing on four key features: the character...Show more

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ISBN

9780304326716

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Published year

1999

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Realities of Teachers' Work Never a Dull Moment

Format

Paperback

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