Overview
Draws insights from ‘social support’ research in the field of health psychology to investigate teachers’ emotional roles
Constructs a systematic theoretical framework to clearly explain the affective traits of teaching and how they are related to cognitive learning to benefit student learning in schools
Illustrates social support sources in the classroom environment to supplement learner-centered education as a fruitful direction promoted in the international educational context
Lays the groundwork for further research on teacher expertise by identifying the ‘triad of teaching expertise’ (teacher commitment, communication skills, and metacognitive teaching)
Identifies ‘giving social support’ as a relatively undeveloped area of research and discusses the implications of ‘teachers giving social support to students’ for teacher education and teachers’ professional development
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
The distinction between teachers who are caring mentors and those who simply impart knowledge has attracted considerable interest among researchers; however, in the twenty-first century education seems to be playing a more restricted role, due to the predominant focus on performance outcomes.
This book addresses and identifies teachers’ expanding role in education. It describes various types of support that teachers can offer students, and which serve to enhance a range of learning outcomes. Further, it provides evidence suggesting that teachers’ commitment to learner development is a prerequisite for a satisfying teaching career, and that teachers’ knowledge, skills and ability to provide social support in the classroom form a pathway of professional learning that can take their teaching expertise to a higher level. Lastly, the book offers policymakers suggestions on how to rekindle social support in an increasingly globalised setting in which people are becoming more and more disconnected.
Given its multidisciplinary approach, the book is a unique contribution within its subject area, and will be of interest to practitioners in education and beyond.
Reviews
“The main theme of the book - social support, fits well to the present society for the needs of promoting well-being and healthy life style among people. The book presents an interdisciplinary investigation while it is a reader-friendly text for the general public.” (Dr. POON Wai Kit, medical practitioner, China)
Wonderful conceptualization of teachers as social support givers. Great contribution to the field of teacher development. Fantastic resource for those interested in how social support enhances the well-being of learners and educators. (Dr. Alfredo Bautista, National Institute of Education (Singapore))
“Lam argued in this book that teachers’ role remain very important – teachers are encouraged to continue to give social support to students, to enhance the well-being of students; and, in return, teachers will be rewarded with emotional satisfaction.” (Mr. TANG, Wai Chung, Solicitor, China)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Lam’s research interests include classroom teaching analysis, expert teachers, and teacher development. Her current research includes a project investigating university academics’ scholarly engagement, and a teaching innovation project on social learning. She has been awarded a number of research grants since 2006, which have resulted in publications in international peer-reviewed journals, books and book chapters. Dr. Lam created ‘Active Classroom’ as an IT platform for disseminating scholarship and research and teaching, which is accessible to users beyond the local community.
Dr. Lam has won a number of prestigious awards, including the Best Paper Award in the Redesign Pedagogy International Conference 2017, the President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Teaching in 2012, and Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010. She was awarded a certificate by the University Grants Committee (UGC) as one of the six finalists of the Inaugural UGC Teaching Awards of Hong Kong in 2011. She also serves as an advisor to a number of schools and universities, including the Institute of Leadership and Education Advanced Development and the Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou, China, and was a visiting scholar at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University in 2017.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Support, Well-being, and Teacher Development
Authors: Bick-har LAM
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3577-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3575-4Published: 14 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-3577-8Published: 19 December 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 312
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Learning & Instruction, Teaching and Teacher Education, Educational Psychology