{"title":"Professor Todd A. DeMitchell","description":"\u003cp\u003eProfessor Todd A. DeMitchell’s works explore the complex intersections of education, ethics, and individual rights within the teaching profession. His writing offers thoughtful analysis on issues such as privacy, professional boundaries, and the challenges faced by educators in contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful discussions grounded in education and reference, with an emphasis on practical and legal considerations that impact teachers. His books provide valuable perspectives for educators, policymakers, and anyone interested in the foundational principles shaping modern education.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-teachers-right-to-a-private-life-by-professor-todd-a-demitchell-9781350533479","title":"A Teacher's Right to a Private Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo American professional public school teachers have the same rights to a private life as other citizens?\u003c\/b\u003e This is an astute and incisive analysis of every teacher’s dual life – as responsible exemplars to society’s youth and as their own professional and private selves. Using historical and legal analysis to capture the tension between these two guises, it explores the balance between the weight of expectation from teachers’ communities on one hand and the need for autonomy in professional environments on the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Teacher’s Right to a Private Life\u003c\/i\u003e explores some of the core questions that surround this debate: what kind of out-of-school behaviour should constitute dismissal, and what should be protected? To what extent should teachers serve as role models adhering to the values of the community in which they work? How does the special position of trust and responsibility enjoyed by teachers weigh up against their liberty to fashion a life for themselves? Should their private lives be subject to greater scrutiny than those in other professions?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an enlightening guide for education and legal scholars, local and state level policymakers, and community leaders on how the legal framework around these core issues has emerged and evolved over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460238328044,"sku":"9781350533479","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350533479-a-teacher-s-right-to-a-private-life.jpg?v=1774946106"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/professor-todd-a-demitchell.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}