{"title":"Dr Jessica Gerrard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Jessica Gerrard\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful works that delve into educational theory and practice, providing readers with authoritative perspectives on contemporary learning challenges. Her writing is notable for its clarity and thoroughness, making complex concepts accessible without compromising academic rigour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for students, educators, and professionals alike, her books explore the nuances of expertise and skill development within educational contexts. \u003cem\u003eDr Gerrard's\u003c\/em\u003e contributions enrich the field of education and reference, making them valuable resources for those seeking a deeper understanding of teaching and learning dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"expertise-by-dr-jessica-gerrard-9781350238220","title":"Expertise","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an important and timely critique of expertise, showing how it is a ‘keyword’ shaped by social, historical, and political debates about what counts as knowledge and truth, and who counts as experts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing teacher expertise as an illustrative case, Jessica Gerrard and Jessica Holloway reflect on recent events, including COVID-19 and the climate crisis, to examine how expertise is never neutral, objective, or fixed. They argue that ‘getting political’ is not just an inevitable part of teacher expertise, but a necessary basis of any claim to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the chapters, \u003cem\u003eExpertise\u003c\/em\u003e explores how expertise is socially constructed in relation to governance, uses of data and evidence, understandings of ignorance and the unknown, and – ultimately – power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing contemporary and historical examples from international contexts, the authors address the political positioning of expertise and how this creates boundaries between who is an expert and who is not, and what is (and is not) expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGerrard and Holloway argue that ongoing policy debates about teacher expertise cannot be resolved by neutral definitions of ‘good teaching’. Rather, expertise is unavoidably political in its expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430671794412,"sku":"9781350238220","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350238220.jpg?v=1774558780"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/dr-jessica-gerrard.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}