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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483300103321

Autore

Wermke Wieland

Titolo

The autonomy paradox : teachers perceptions of self-governance across Europe / / Wieland Wermke, Maija Salokangas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-030-65602-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 178 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

371.104

Soggetti

Llibertat d'ensenyament

Reforma de l'educació

Educació comparada

Llibres electrònics

Europa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Foreword -- References -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Magic Potion -- References -- 2 Contexts of Teaching Professions -- Swedish Teachers: Under Constant Reform Pressures in Intensifying School Markets -- Understanding the Swedish Teaching Profession Historically -- Finnish Teachers: "Trusted Professionals" at the Centre of Worlds' Attention -- Understanding the Finnish Teaching Profession Historically -- German Teachers: Conservative Civil Servants -- Understanding the German Teaching Profession Historically -- Irish Teachers: In a Complex System of Public-Private Governance -- Understanding the Irish Teaching Profession Historically -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Multiple Dimensions of Teachers' Work -- How Autonomous Can/Should Teachers Be? Foundations of and Conditions for Teacher Autonomy -- Teachers' Professional Autonomy: A Framework -- Theoretical Vantage Point 1: Autonomy as Decision-Making and Control -- Theoretical Vantage Point 2: Teacher Autonomy as Layered Phenomenon -- Theoretical Vantage Point 3: Multiple Domains of Teachers' Work -- An Analytical Device -- Conclusions -- References -- 4 Examining Teacher Autonomy Comparatively --



Interviews and Observations -- Expert Teacher Meetings -- Understanding Autonomy Empirically: The Interviews and the Questionnaire Development -- Questionnaire Structure -- Aggregating "Decision-Making Types" as a Methodological Strategy -- Sample and Theoretical Generalization -- Addressing Questions Concerning Quality and Ethics -- References -- 5 Educational Autonomy -- Educational Autonomy-Questionnaire Data -- Classroom Level -- School Level -- Controlling Educational Decisions -- Educational Autonomy-Interview Data -- Pedagogical Practice -- Assessment -- Controlling Educational Decisions -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 Social Autonomy.

Social Autonomy-Questionnaire Data -- Classroom Level -- School Level -- Social Autonomy-Interview Data -- Teachers as Tutors -- School Rules -- Student Grouping -- Students' Special Needs -- Controlling Social Decisions -- Conclusions -- References -- 7 Developmental Autonomy -- Developmental Autonomy-Questionnaire Data -- Classroom Level -- School Level -- Developmental Autonomy-Interview Data -- Curriculum Implementation and School Development -- Professional Development -- Controlling Professional Development -- Conclusions -- References -- 8 Administrative Autonomy -- Administrative Autonomy-Questionnaire Data -- Classroom Level -- School Level -- Administrative Autonomy-Interview Data -- The Administrative Workload -- Timetables -- Resource Allocation -- Meetings -- Teacher Promotions and Salary Negotiations -- Controlling Administration -- Conclusions -- References -- 9 Theorizing Teacher Autonomy from a Comparative Perspective -- Educational and Social Domains of Teachers' Work: Related Risks and Complexity -- Developmental and Administrative Domains of Teacher Work: Related Risks and Complexity -- Complexity, Risks and Teacher Control -- Control: Teachers Between the State and Civil Society -- Decision-Making, Control, Complexity, Risks: Towards a Model for Comparing Country-Specific Teaching Professions -- Important and Unimportant Decisions: A Nuanced View on Teachers' Autonomy -- Collegial Autonomy: Sharing Risks for the Price of Control -- Towards a Model for Comparing Country-Specific Teaching Professions -- Extending the International Perspective and Testing the Magic Potion Hypothesis -- References.