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This Book Brings Together Material From Wide Range Of Studies, Mainly Qualitative In Character, Concerned With Exploring What Actually Goes On In Learning Situations And Explores The Perspectives Of Teachers, And Students. Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table Of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Primary Heads As Teachers: Educating The School Through Assemblies -- 2 Researching Primary Teachers' Work: Examining Theory, Policy And Practice Through Interactionist Ethnography -- 3 Sid-stepping The Substantial Self: The Fragmentation Of Primary Teachers' Professionality Through Audit Accountability -- 4 Tales Of Fear And Loathing: Teachers' Work And Recent Educational Reform -- 5 The Psychic Rewards (and Annoyances) Of Teaching -- 6 Understanding Teachers' Lives: The Influence Of Parenthood -- 7 Representing Teachers -- 8 Beyond Reflection: Contingency Idiosyncrasy And Reflexivity In Initial Teacher Education -- 9 Learning, Policy And Pupil Career: Issues From A Longitudinal Ethnography -- 10 Looking Back At The Boys: Reflections On Issues Of Gender In Classroom Data -- 11 Critical Incidents And Learning About Risks: The Case Of Young People And Their Health -- Appendix Peter Woods: A Bibliography -- Notes On Contributors -- Index.