In Search of the Excellent Literature Teacher: An Inductive Approach to Constructing Professional Teaching Standards

Autor/inn/en	Witte, T. C. H.; Jansen, E. P. W. A.
Titel	In Search of the Excellent Literature Teacher: An Inductive Approach to Constructing Professional Teaching Standards
Quelle	In: Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 21 (2015) 5, S.565-583 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1354-0602
DOI	10.1080/13540602.2014.995478
Schlagwörter	Literature; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Qualifications; Best Practices; Teaching Methods; Teaching Models; Faculty Development; Teacher Evaluation; Teacher Competencies; Standard Setting; Educational Quality; Secondary School Teachers; Gender Differences; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Background; Teaching Experience; Teacher Education; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Performance Factors; Questionnaires; Correlation; Teacher Surveys; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Educational Practices; Factor Analysis; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Literatur; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrqualifikation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrmodell; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Lehrkunst; Standardisierung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Leistungsindikator; Fragebogen; Korrelation; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Bildungspraxis; Faktorenanalyse; Niederlande
Abstract	This study makes a contribution to the development of empirically based, domain-specific teaching standards that are acknowledged by the professional community of teachers and which, therefore, have a good chance of being successfully implemented and used for professional development purposes. It was prompted by the resistance on the part of many teachers to the one-size-fits-all teaching standards imposed on them from above. We, therefore, looked for an alternative and canvassed teacher opinion about what makes an excellent literature teacher. Because our standards will be used to evaluate the profession, we also wished to know to what extent teachers satisfy (or would like to satisfy) their own ideal, and which factors influence their professional development. Contrary to earlier studies, we found that the professional community of literature teachers hold widely shared ideas about what constitutes excellence in their profession. We also found that almost 40% felt that their own level of professionalism fell far short of excellence, but that their professional growth was primarily hampered by external, contextual factors. If the government wishes to promote teacher "excellence", the infrastructure for professional development will need to change so that teachers can acquire the knowledge and skills embodied in the teaching standards. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01