Understanding the Impact of INSET on Teacher Change in China

• Main Author: Li, Ming (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Teaching.; Educational sociology .; Education and sociology.; Learning.; Instruction.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Sociology of Education.; Learning & Instruction.

This pivot considers the impact of INSET courses on EFL teachers practicing under the national curriculum reform in China. Providing context-specific findings on the policy and implementation of INSET as well as its impact on teacher education initiatives in both China and similar contexts, it explo...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Educational reform and teacher education: A theoretical overview
• Teacher learning research: A critical overview
• The study of teacher learning on INSET
• Case studies: Teachers' experiences of change
• Teacher learning: A multifaceted, situated and dynamic process
• INSET: Essential but insufficient catalyst for teacher change
• Conclusion.