{"product_id":"feeling-obligated-9781487550868","title":"Feeling Obligated","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeeling Obligated\u003c\/em\u003e combines theoretical insights with the first-hand experiences of Canadian teachers to illustrate the impact of neoliberalism  the installation of market norms into educational and social policies  on teachers’ professional integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnne M. Phelan and Melanie D. Janzen illustrate the miserable conditions in which teachers teach, their efforts to navigate and withstand those circumstances, and their struggle to respond ethically to students, especially those already marginalized economically and socially. Exploring how educational policies attempt to recast teachers as skilled clinicians, the book revitalizes a conversation about teaching as a vocation wherein the challenge of obligation is of central concern. Haunted by what has already happened and threatened by what may yet occur, \u003cem\u003eFeeling Obligated\u003c\/em\u003e foregrounds the challenge of ethical obligation in teaching and makes a strong case for the revitalization of teaching as a vocation, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  Introduction: The “Miserable Conditions” of Teaching  1. Precarious Others: Valuing Singularity  2. Alienation and Exclusion: Appreciating Proximity  3. Shamed and Shaming: Honouring Students  4. Destitute and Dying: Preserving Dignity  5. Fears and Frustrations: Acknowledging Desire  6. Revitalizing Teaching as Vocation  Index \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409167688023,"sku":"9781487550868","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487550868.jpg?v=1730505727","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/feeling-obligated-9781487550868","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}