ED325020 HE023937
Title: The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness
in the Classroom.
Author(s): Brookfield, Stephen D.
Pages: 233
Publication Date: 1990
ISBN: 1-55542-267-5
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers, 350 Sansome Street, San
Francisco, CA 94104 ($21.95).
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Geographic Source: U.S.; New York
Journal Announcement: RIEMAR1991
Target Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Hands-on instruction and guidance is provided in this book designed
to assist college teachers in handling the new array of difficulties
found in today's classrooms. Illustrations are given of how to evaluate
and resolve common problems. Chapter 1 emphasizes the chaotic unpredictability
of teaching and the ways in which this activity is viscerally experienced.
Chapter 2 focuses on clarifying the purpose of teaching. Chapters
3 through 5 discuss how teachers can discover ways in which students
experience learning and how teachers can respond. Chapter 6 examines
the lecture method and its appropriate use. Chapters 7 through 8 examine
how teachers can make sure that the discussions they lead are fair,
focused, and respectfully conducted. Chapter 9 looks at the use of
simulations and role playing, and chapter 10 discusses effective student
evaluation. The most common reasons for student resistance are reviewed
in chapter 11 followed in the next chapter by a discussion of the
importance of trust as the foundation for all significant teaching
and learning. Chapter 13 looks at the effects of political factors
on the practice of teaching, and chapter 14 summarizes by presenting
17 truths about skillful teaching. Contains 137 references. (GLR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment; Classroom Research; *Classroom
Techniques; *College Instruction; *Discipline; Higher Education; *Instructional
Improvement; Teacher Education; Teacher Effectiveness; *Teacher Student
Relationship; Teaching Experience; Teaching Methods
