Voices from the Ground - (Contemporary Perspectives on Learning Environments) (Hardcover)

About the Book

Voices from the Ground brings together diverse narratives from educators and teacher trainers across continents, revealing how global trends in continuing professional development (CPD) are uniquely adapted to local contexts.

Book Synopsis

Voices from the Ground brings together diverse narratives from educators and teacher trainers across continents, revealing how global trends in continuing professional development (CPD) are uniquely adapted to local contexts.

Through a praxis-centred approach, where theory and practice inform one another, contributors share insider perspectives on glocalized CPD, offering practical insights and innovative models that empower teachers to grow, adapt, and thrive in their own environments. Whether CPD is highly regulated or self-directed, these stories illuminate the dynamic interplay between global best practices and local realities, inspiring educators, policymakers, and researchers to reimagine teacher learning for a rapidly changing world.

With its rich tapestry of case studies and reflections, Voices from the Ground is essential reading for teacher educators, in-service and pre-service teachers, applied linguists, and anyone invested in the future of English language teaching and professional development.

Review Quotes

This book is a timely and significant contribution to scholarship on educational leadership, succession planning, organisational learning, and institutional sustainability. At a time when educational systems are confronting leadership shortages, increasing accountability pressures, and the impending retirement of experienced leaders, this volume offers a compelling framework that highlights the often-overlooked value of contributions of late-career educational leaders as custodians of institutional knowledge, mentors of emerging leaders, and architects of sustainable organisational change.

Through its focus on sustainability, succession planning, mentorship, knowledge transfer, well-being, and legacy building, the volume highlights the value of leadership beyond formal roles and retirement. In doing so, the chapters demonstrate that the knowledge and expertise accumulated by late-career leaders are not merely personal assets but important resources that can inform policy, leadership development, professional learning and future generations of leaders.

About the Author

Khanh-Duc Kuttig is an EFL instructor at the University of Siegen in Germany and has been involved in teacher professional development through various teacher associations.

Brigitta R. Schvarcz, PhD, is an assistant professor of TESOL and head of the Unit of English as a Foreign Language at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Kate Mastruserio Reynolds is a Professor of Multilingual Education and Literacy at Central Washington University.

Ethan T. Santos-Trinh, PhD is an educator, researcher, and community-engaged leader whose work centers on global education, multilingualism, identity, and belonging.