Being a Teacher: Reading 11. Authority, Responsibility, and Democracy in Creating Climates for Learning In this note Professor Morrow tries to help teachers understand their role as people in authority. Read more
Being a Teacher: Reading 8. Accountability for Professional Practice In the article from which this excerpt is taken, the writer analyses five forms of accountability that may operate in various institutions in a democratic society. Read more
Being a Teacher: Reading 6. A Culture of Teaching In this brief article, Professor Morrow states strongly that teachers are central to the transformation of education and the reconstruction of society in South Africa. But in order to carry out this role, teachers themselves must rediscover their speci Read more
Being a Teacher: Reading 10. Study of Effective Schools - Summary of Major Findings Reading 10 is a brief extract from a report in which researchers Christie and Potterton describe the key factors that they found in those South African schools that demonstrated resilience in the face of difficulties. Read more
Being a Teacher: Reading 9c. Manual for Teacher Appraisal This reading discusses the importance of appraisal to ensure teachers` professional accountability. Read more
Being a Teacher: Reading 9b. The Duties and Responsibilities of South African Educators This excerpt comes from an Education Labour Relations Council resolution published in 1998. It is essentially a job description for South African teachers. Read more
Being a Teacher: Reading 9a. A Code of Conduct One of the most important means of ensuring professional accountability among teachers in South Africa (and of ensuring that such accountability is administered by teachers themselves) is the Code of Conduct of the South African Council of Educators (S Read more
Being a Teacher: Reading 7. The Teacher's Purpose In this brief excerpt, Fullan and Hargreaves identify what they think characterizes professionalism in teaching. Read more
Being a Teacher: Reading 5b. Tricky Tension for Teachers This reading from "Being a Teacher" focuses on protecting teachers' own interests, but that it should not be at the expense of their obligations to their pupils. Read more
Being a Teacher: Reading 5a. Teachers Want What Students Need The following two excerpts present the views of the leaders of two major teachers’ organizations as they expressed them in 1994. Read more