Effective and responsible teaching

What is good teaching? For years, researchers have tried to identify instructional methods that are particularly effective. Yet even 'good' teaching models can destroy a child's pride and desire to learn. This book offers a new paradigm for teaching - one that gives equal weight to the technical and moral dimensions of the teaching craft. Featuring contributions from leading educators around the world, it shows how to combine effective teaching with responsible teaching so that students come away with not just skills and knowledge but values and sensibilities as well. In addition to providing an overview of new research on teaching and learning that takes into consideration both the moral and the practical aspects of the profession, Effective and Responsible Teaching also includes chapters on new approaches to teacher assessment, the importance of a teacher's discourse ability in communicating with students, and the role of curriculum in understanding the teaching-learning process.