PART I I EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WHEN SOME OF MY EDUCATIONAL VALUES ARE DENIED IN MY PRACTICE The Professional Education of Teachers

The nub of the problem, as I see it, lies in the currently dominant approach to the initial and continuing education of teachers. There are certain assumptions in this approach that do not always see teachers at the centre of the educational enterprise. These assumptions need careful reconsideration and judicious replacement by another set of assumptions that put teachers in charge of their own learning and development.