{"title":"Anne Phelan","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnne Phelan's works offer insightful explorations into the complexities of education, with a particular focus on the political landscapes that shape teaching and learning. Readers can expect thoughtful analyses that challenge conventional perspectives, engaging deeply with issues of policy, practice, and social justice within educational contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for educators and scholars alike, her books blend critical theory with practical considerations, making them essential reading for those interested in the intersections of education, politics, and society. Her writing invites reflection on how educational systems evolve and influence broader cultural and political frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"teacher-education-and-the-political-by-matthew-clarke-9781138840737","title":"Teacher Education and the Political","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeacher Education and the Political\u003c\/em\u003e is a striking book which addresses the nature and purpose of teacher education in a global context characterised by economic and political anxieties around declining productivity and social inclusion. These anxieties are manifested in recent policy developments such as the promotion of professional standards, the deregulation and marketisation of teacher education, and the imposition of performance-related regimes that tie teachers’ pay to outcomes in high-stakes testing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book assesses the implications of such policies for the work of teachers as well as for teacher educators and those undertaking initial teacher training. It is argued that these policy moves can be read as a depoliticising and de-intellectualising of teacher education. In this context, they illustrate how contemporary theory can provide a language for critiquing recent developments and imagining new trajectories for policy and practice in teacher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the work of theorists from Derrida and Mouffe to Agamben and Lacan, this book argues for the need to maintain a space for intellectual autonomy as a critical dimension of the ethico-political work of teachers. Together these ideas and analyses provide examples of the power of negative thinking, illustrating its capacity to unsettle comfortable truths and foreground the political nature of teacher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCurrent teachers, teacher educators and school leaders will be particularly interested readers, alongside those concerned with policy in the wider educational landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607867605228,"sku":"9781138840737","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5a7e1e47543a8e0bf229b420ceeb25f4.jpg?v=1778187230"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/anne-phelan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}