TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hardy, Ian.
TI  - The politics of teacher professional development : : policy, research and practice 
SN  - 9780415899239
U1  - 371.102 HAR 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  -  Routledge
KW  - Teachers
KW  - Training of
KW  - Political aspects
KW  -  Teachers
KW  -  Training of
KW  - Cross-cultural studies
KW  -  Education
KW  -  Cross-cultural studies
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Includes index and reference
N2  - The Politics of Teacher Professional Development: Policy, Research and Practice provides innovative insights into teachers' continuing development and learning in contemporary western contexts. Rather than providing a list of "how-tos" and "must dos," this volume is premised on the understanding that by learning more about the current conditions under which teachers and other educators work and learn, it is possible to understand, and consequently improve, the learning opportunities teachers experience. Teacher professional development is not simply construed as an isolated series of events, s
ER  -