Teacher Autonomy Development Theory: Research on the Teacher Career Path of Simultaneous Interaction between Teaching, Research, and Practice: Research on the Teacher Career Path of Simultaneous Interaction between Teaching, Research, and Practice

Author: Jin Meifu
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: The autonomous growth-oriented teacher is an inherent call for the universalization, informatization, lifelong, and learning-oriented nature of education. This book, in the process of integrating theoretical reflection with field-based grounded research, profoundly reveals the phenomenological methodological interests, showcasing the elastic space for teachers' autonomous development and the dynamic mechanisms for achieving professional growth. Particularly, the author incorporates personal insights and typical examples from their own teaching experiences, making the book highly practical and guiding. One of the book's values lies in revealing a journey of teachers' professional development, especially as a process of autonomous growth and self-improvement. Any reader who pursues a teaching career will inevitably reflect on their own professional journey while reading this book. It should be said that the professional development of teachers cannot be separated from professional teacher education. In this educational process, we learn foundational theories of our disciplines and basic teaching skills. However, we must acknowledge that no matter how systematic the education, it only provides a professional foundation or the ABCs for entering the field. As for the level you can achieve in future practical work, it largely depends on your full utilization of personal developmental potential and continuous self-learning and improvement. Through case studies of several distinguished teachers, the book analyzes factors influencing teachers' autonomous development, their occurrence environments, and underlying principles in six chapters titled "Realistic Writing," "Archaeological Exploration," "Inquiry," "Tracing," "Follow-up," and "Application." It reveals theoretical insights such as the process of teachers' professional development as a self-improvement journey, the elastic space for autonomous development, and the dynamic mechanisms for achieving professional growth.