The power of narrative to enhance quality in teaching, learning, and research

Jim Cumming

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-5773-1_2

The power of narrative to enhance quality in teaching, learning, and research

Jim Cumming^*

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In his book Teacher Man, internationally acclaimed writer Frank McCourt calculates that during his 30-year stint as an English teacher, he conducted at least 33,000 classes involving 12,000 students. This highly readable narrative of his life as a practising teacher-mainly in vocational and academic high schools in New York City-records some of the challenges he faced and the strategies he employed. McCourt's reflection on the reciprocity of teaching is likely to strike a chord with many professional educators.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Learning and Teaching for the Twenty-First Century
Subtitle of host publication	Festschrift for Professor Phillip Hughes
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Pages	17-33
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Print)	9781402057724
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5773-1_2
Publication status	Published - 2007

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