[Xmca-l] new book of possible interest

[Peter Smagorinsky]

The Practice of Teachers' Professional Development

A Cultural-Historical Approach

Helen Grimmett (Monash University, Australia)

This book uses Vygotsky's cultural-historical theory to provide a unique theorisation of teachers' professional development as a practice. A practice can be described as the socially structured actions set up to produce a product or service aimed at meeting a collective human need. In this case, collaborative, interventionist work with teachers in ... Click here for a free preview and full description<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012UsEPE5yhH3NGD3nivf5GaM5P8BKGpEDEVjIYK8Eeu0Fohqlg3X1P_zPyHXNHBp7Jeg7F3-jbtW7URdVr7tQV9vXW766KS3gx40IHI07gXaCtZlim22UltNM6qd413tdWVjOAjV9QTJHFBn-5ZhYe669J35Ich2rrrpH0OUpAOCPgnMs5Q87CJIoA0AWdD8E14zMO58WU59bYcXD-0dqlypBj0UjOM86M0tKzv9PrbGtdlT0djRM4cZbtF7LIrGM-N2mCF2zurt_H6beZQFdAq3ZjrgkMk8n7Bshx9kBuL57kwRQjgo-80rEG_PylC7M&c=w2GcpDGCakg2qLdMyNADHpOlaqrRO2PJJAx65GHsXqBd2gzZPB5Jig==&ch=RzHSm0mviMUmALu3JhdjyHMDDbwrAGAQ5B1p0YDX8mGDBBSBMz1tow==>.