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Author Brookfield, Stephen.

Title The skillful teacher : on technique, trust, and responsiveness in the classroom / Stephen D. Brookfield
Edition First edition
Published San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, [1991]
©1991

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Description xxii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Jossey-Bass higher education series
Jossey-Bass higher education series.
Contents Teaching: a complex and passionate experience -- Developing a personal vision of teaching -- Teaching responsively -- Understanding the tensions and emotions of learning -- Adjusting teaching to the rhythms of learning -- Lecturing creatively -- Preparing for discussion -- Facilitating discussions -- Using simulations and role playing -- Giving helpful evaluations -- Overcoming resistance to learning -- Building trust with students -- Dealing with the political realities of teaching -- Some truths about skillful teaching
Summary In this book, Dr. Brookfield offers valuable advice to teachers, both new and veterans, who grapple daily with challenges, thrills, and failures in the often chaotic environment of the classroom
Analysis Brookfield, Stephen
College teachers United States
College teaching
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 213-223
Subject Brookfield, Stephen.
College teachers -- United States.
College teaching.
Psychology, Educational.
Teaching -- methods.
Teaching.
Universities.
LC no. 90040387
ISBN 1555422675