The work of teachers is often understood primarily in relation to student learning rather than
as a form of labour for the worker in question. While such a focus is understandable, it can …

Research within communities that have historically been failed by formalised schooling often
describes teachers who have found it difficult to engage with the social and cultural …

Purpose This paper aims to examine and discuss learning conditions for teachers, in the
context of choice and decentralisation reforms. Design/methodology/approach This article is …

Shifts in schooling policy have had substantial impact upon the role of principals as well as
the relationship that principals have with their teaching staff. In this paper we report on the …

The devolution of public sector schooling systems has been a feature of education reform
since the 1980s. In Western Australia, the Independent Public School (IPS) initiative has …

Purpose The purpose of this exploratory case study was to investigate the role of School
Leaders (SLs) in building Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in schools, as well as …

This study examines job-changing patterns of secondary school teachers in a segregated
local school market in Sweden. In an initial step, we use information on pupils' resources to …

This paper examines the conditions for teacher competence development as they relate to
the current restructured governance of the education sector in Sweden. In reviewing the …

Teacher professional autonomy is important to teachers' work satisfaction, efficiency, well-
being, and empowerment. However, it cannot simply be defined as freedom from control …

This article presents evidence from across the segregated secondary school system in NSW,
Australia, through the close analysis of three cases of teachers' work in contrasting …