Teacher and School Resilience in an Era of Uncertainty

This book explores the nature of teacher and school resilience in times of uncertainty, and how resilience can be nurtured within individual schools and educational systems as a whole. Innovative approaches to exploring these concepts are presented, as well as the role of educational research and practice in providing opportunities for sustainable, peaceful and equitable growth of societies, where diversity and diversification under conditions of uncertainly and risk are appreciated. The book's contributors show that teacher and school resilience can be promoted through high-quality teacher education and nurtured by school leaders at different levels. Directions for future research are also indicated. The book enriches relevant theory and research in the field of teaching, teacher professional development, teacher education, education policy and school leadership.

Presents original research and research-informed writing relating to teachers' and leaders' work Adopts a comprehensive definition of teacher education including pre-service, induction and continuing development Includes the dimensions of practice, policy, research and university-school partnerships

Autorentext

Joanna Madalinska-Michalak is Full Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Poland.

Maria Assunção Flores is Associate Professor at the University of Minho, Portugal.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Framing Teacher and School Resilience.- 2. In Search of Teacher Professionalism in a Time of Polycrisis: Why Teacher Resilience Matters and What it Could Look Like.- 3. Counter-Voices and Contradictory Definitions of Resilience: Research and Practice in School Settings in the UK.- 4. Teacher Professionalism and Resilience in Times of Crisis: Insights from Research.- 5. Teachers' Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: New Scenarios that Challenge Teaching and Education.- 6. Far-flung does not Mean Far-fetched: Promoting Teacher Resilience through Professional Development in Higher Education Engagement with In-service Teachers in Remote Schools.- 7. Brazilian Teachers' Resilience Facing the Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic/Disease on Teachers' Work.- 8. School Principal Leadership and Nurturing Teacher Resilience.- 9. Inspiring Schools' Resilience Through Communities of Practice.- 10. Unbroken by the War: The Story of Ukrainian Teachers' Resilience.- 11. Teachers' Views on Pedagogical Challenges During Post-war Return in Mosul.- 12. The Importance of Narrative and Narrative Inquiry in Understanding Teacher Resilience.- 13. Teacher and School Resilience: Lessons Learned and Future Directions.