ABSTRACT
Taubman,D. (1999) ‘Critical pedagogy and the professional development of the NQT’, in Cole,M. (ed.) Professional Issues for Teachers and Student Teachers,London:David Fulton; see pp. 61-3.
‘Pedagogy’ is a term used regularly by two groups of people: (1) student teachers and their lecturers; and (2) qualified teachers studying for a higher qualification. It is not, however, a word in common usage by teachers in school.Taubman argues that serious attention should be paid to pedagogy as it is the ‘DNA of teaching’. In this extract the author explores pedagogy from a variety of different perspectives and emphasises the teacher’s responsibility to provide effective and relevant teaching.
