Abstract:
This thesis has been produced to meet the requirements
of Brock University's Masters of Education program. It is
the result of many peoples' reflections on and beliefs about
the act of teaching in today's world.
This manuscript is intended to provide the reader with
an engaged interpretation of the dynamic field of teaching.
In recognizing the ever-changing demands of the profession,
this paper serves to provide the reader with a gathering of
strategies or paradigm of action which an educator may
employ to respond to the demands of his/her complex
vocation. This gathering of strategies represents the
phenomenon I have examined throughout this study:
responsivity. What is it? Is it important for a practitioner
to develop? If so, how can it be developed?
In no way is this an "answer book" for teachers to
adhere to. It is a collection of thoughts and ideas from an
array of "insiders" who have experienced the phenomenon of
responsivity. It will not provide the reader with immediate
answers. What it will offer the reader is a deeper
understanding of the related issues and concerns surrounding
responsivity.
