Listening to the voices of teachers through Dewey's ideas

Srinivasan, Rajashree (2021) Listening to the voices of teachers through Dewey's ideas. In: The Contemporary Relevance of John Dewey's Theories on Teaching and Learning: Deweyan Perspectives on Standardization, Accountability, and Assessment in Education. Routledge, New York, pp. 149-162. ISBN 9781003108146

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Abstract

Teaching is a purposive activity aimed at the well-being of the young ones. Teachers have an important role to play in the child’s epistemic, emotional, intellectual and moral pathways of ongoing development. In recent times, globally, this complex work of teachers has been subjected to intense scrutiny by the aggressive agendas of the State that suspect their capability and willingness to care for the young. In the context of India, there is a growing suspicion that teachers in public schools are not taking enough responsibility for children. There is, however, a concomitant call for the professionalization of teaching. Belittling and devaluating teachers’ work must be resisted. The ideas of ‘communication’, ‘cooperation’ and ‘community’ outlined by John Dewey in Democracy and Education provide a response to the malaise of the managerial approach to educational work. His ideas, applied to the context of teachers’ work and their continued education, may help in the emergence of a professional collective that takes greater charge of their work and renew the ethical vision of education. If teachers in India desire an overall improvement of their profession, then it is imperative for them to come together as a professional community and make their voices heard.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Srinivasan, Rajashree
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID Ávila, Juli Anna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rud, AG UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Waks, Leonard UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ring, Emer UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Communities Social sciences > Education Social sciences > Education > Teacher education
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Education
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7434
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003108146-11

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