John Loughran is Professor at the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia.

Internationally respected teacher educator John Loughran argues that teachers' knowledge of what they do is largely tacit and often misunderstood. In this book, he distils the essence of professional practice for classroom teachers who want to become really accomplished practitioners.

Part One: Understanding teaching and learning: Embracing a knowledge of practice 1. Thinking about teaching 2. Thinking of learning 3. Pedagogy Part Two: Knowledge of practice in action 4. Prior views 5. Processing 6. Linking 7. Translation 8. Synthesizing 9. Metacognition Part Three: Professional Learning 10. The growth of professional knowledge through reflection: Valuing teachers and teaching 11. Teacher research: Learning about, shaping and extending one's own knowledge of practice 12. Conclusion: A vision for professional knowledge and learning.