Changing Education
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The last decade has seen some radical changes in the nature of teacher's work throughout the world. Political and administrative changes have resulted in teachers facing a series of contradictory developments - local management of schools has suggested more financial freedom but budgets have been cut; schools can now choose to be 'deregulated' or to opt out but central control of the curriculum has never been greater; league tables put pressure on teachers to produce good results but increasing class sizes inhibit individual teaching. This is the background to "Changing teacher's work". Susan Robertson draws on research and analysis of teacher's work throughout the English speaking world to examine the recent changes, to highlight the losses and gains for the teaching profession and to make sense of the long term implications for both teachers and the community. The book concludes with examples of current good practices and approaches which might form the basis of a new agenda for teaching in the future.