The Improvising Teacher: Reconceptualising Pedagogy, Expertise and Professionalism

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Nick Sorensen (Bath Spa University, UK)

The Improvising Teacher

Reconceptualising Pedagogy, Expertise and Professionalism

Nick Sorensen (Bath Spa University, UK)

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Routledge
27 May 2024

Educational strategies & policy; Teaching skills & techniques

Series: Routledge Research in Education

The Improvising Teacher offers a radical reconceptualization of improvisation as a fundamental element of teacher expertise. Drawing on theories of improvisation and expertise alongside empirical research, the book argues that teacher expertise is fundamentally improvisatory.

The book provides a theoretical model for teacher expertise that is relevant internationally and illustrates the nature of advanced practice in a global classroom through case studies of expert teachers in England. It makes a theoretical and conceptual case to support the case for the improvising teacher as a prototype model of expert practice. Sorensen draws on critical studies in improvisation and the study of expertise and expert practice, and argues that now more than ever, teachers must be flexible, creative and skilled in adaptation. Providing a critical evaluation on how to approach the professional development of the improvising teacher, the book outlines how the improvising teacher signifies a broader cultural shift in the way we understand teaching and teacher professionalism.

This book will be essential reading for academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of teacher education, professional practice, professional development and critical studies in improvisation. It will also be highly relevant for teacher educators who are attempting to understand, research and promote teacher expertise and teacher autonomy in education across the globe.

By: Nick Sorensen (Bath Spa University UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781032121260
ISBN 10: 1032121262
Series: Routledge Research in Education
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 27 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction. Part One: Theoretical and conceptual foundations. 2. Understanding improvisation: a working definition and philosophical assumptions. 3. Understanding expertise and the lexicon of advanced professional practice in teaching. 4. Understanding professionalism and the discourses of advanced professional practice. Part Two: The empirical research: the improvisational nature of teacher expertise. 5. The impact of school culture on the development of advanced professional practice. 6. Teacher perceptions of expertise and improvisation. 7. The improvising teacher as a prototype of advanced professional practice. 8. The social construction of the improvising teacher. Part Three: Implications for practice. 9. Towards a long-term framework for the professional development of the improvising teacher. 10. Afterword: the improvising teacher in the COVID-19 present. List of figures. List of tables. Foreword -Theresa Robbins Dudeck. Preface. Acknowledgements.

Nick Sorensen is Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Education, Bath Spa University, UK.