Teachers in Trouble : An Exploration of the Normative Character of Teaching

Stuart Piddocke

ISBN 10: 0802074367 / ISBN 13: 9780802074362

Published by University Of Toronto Press Dez 1997, 1997

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Neuware - The teacher who has an affair with a student. The teacher who is a transvestite. The teacher who advocates personal beliefs. These are 'teachers in trouble.' Their behaviour, whether it occurs in the classroom or off the job, offends the community and brings down censure from the school board. At root, schools are cultural institutions and teaching, a cultural activity. Teachers are expected to shape students according to accepted community norms. They interpret and apply curricula - and can divert curricula from their intended purpose. Teachers are at the eye of the vortex in the struggle for control over education, buffeted by the forces of social change and conflicting public expectations. The authors of this book examine how teacher conduct is monitored and what types of misconduct can produce 'social dramas.' Boards of reference have been established to arbitrate disputes between school boards and teachers who are dismissed. Drawing on the decisions of these boards of reference across Canada, the authors identify normative issues and propose a classification scheme for contentious behaviours. Teachers in Trouble poses fundamental questions about the role of teachers in society. It is an invaluable guide for teachers and professional organizations, education administrators, and members of the community who are concerned about ethics in our schools.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teachers in Trouble : An Exploration of the Normative Character of Teaching
• Publisher: University Of Toronto Press Dez 1997
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802074367
• ISBN 13: 9780802074362
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 155H x 25D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 481 grams

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Synopsis

The teacher who has an affair with a student. The teacher who is a transvestite. The teacher who advocates personal beliefs. These are 'teachers in trouble.' Their behaviour, whether it occurs in the classroom or off the job, offends the community and brings down censure from the school board.

At root, schools are cultural institutions and teaching, a cultural activity. Teachers are expected to shape students according to accepted community norms. They interpret and apply curricula - and can divert curricula from their intended purpose. Teachers are at the eye of the vortex in the struggle for control over education, buffeted by the forces of social change and conflicting public expectations. The authors of this book examine how teacher conduct is monitored and what types of misconduct can produce 'social dramas.' Boards of reference have been established to arbitrate disputes between school boards and teachers who are dismissed. Drawing on the decisions of these boards of reference across Canada, the authors identify normative issues and propose a classification scheme for contentious behaviours.

Teachers in Trouble poses fundamental questions about the role of teachers in society. It is an invaluable guide for teachers and professional organizations, education administrators, and members of the community who are concerned about ethics in our schools.

About the Author

Stuart Piddocke is research associate at the Centre for Education, Law and Society, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University. Romulo F. Magsino is dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba. Michael Manley-Casimir is a professor in the Faculty of Education and Director of the Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research and Education at Brock University.