Introduction identities in different contexts. The concept of teacher professionalism itself and
the problems associated with it are then examined in terms of the impact the problems may …

The 6th edition of this successful textbook, first published in 1997, includes up-dated
material on many issues as well as new chapters on lecturing techniques, intelligence, the" …

This paper looks at Ofsted and particularly special measures regimes as part of a
disciplinary mechanism. It examines issues such as school effectiveness theories, the …

This paper explores the impact of the increasingly performative nature of the assessment of
teachers' performance in England leading to the introduction of Professional Standards for …

Studies on gender differences in work-life conflict have shown that women often report
higher levels of work-life conflict due to social mores of undertaking a larger proportion of …

Increasing marketization; policies which enhance and embrace the idea of multi-agency
collaborative working, and an economic climate in which the biggest spending cuts since the …

This paper is about the issue of the performance of inspection. Based on research
conducted in an English secondary school in the years following its time under Special …

This book offers a critical and deconstructive account of global discourses on education,
arguing that these overblown 'hypernarratives' are neither economically, technically nor …

Responsibility and professionalism are increasingly issues of concern for professional
associations, employers and educators alike. When bad things happen, professionals are …

This book focuses on education and its relation to professional accountability as viewed
from two different, but not unrelated, perspectives. First, the book is about the work of …