| A Cross-Cultural Consideration of Teacher Leaders' Narratives of Power, Agency and School Culture: England, Jamaica and the United States Contributor(s): Blair, Eleanor J. (Author), Roofe, Carmel (Author), Timmins, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1975501578 ISBN-13: 9781975501570 Publisher: Myers Education Press OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teacher Training & Certification - Education | Leadership - Education | Higher |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 150 pages |
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| Publisher Description: A 2021 SPE Outstanding Book Award Winner Studies of teacher leadership have proliferated over the past fifty years. Earlier work tended to focus exclusively on the link between teacher leadership and school improvement. Now, however, cross-cultural research on the relationship between teacher leadership and power, agency and school culture has the potential to contribute to a deeper understanding of the teaching profession in diverse geographical and social contexts. A Cross-Cultural Consideration of Teacher Leaders' Narratives of Power, Agency and School Culture presents groundbreaking work that expands discussions of teachers' work to highlight the struggles of a profession in three different countries: England, Jamaica and the United States. This research provides examples of teacher leaders' narratives about power, agency and school culture, presenting the voices of teacher leaders across diverse contexts. It identifies the "lessons" that transcend culture and speaks to the importance of understanding how teachers' work (and teacher leadership) functions within complex school cultures. This work has profound implications for teaching, learning and leading in a 21st century global economy. Perfect for courses such as: Teacher Leadership - Educational Leadership and Management - Teaching and Teaching Methods - Action Research/Applied Research |
Contributor Bio(s): Blair, Eleanor J.: - Eleanor J. Blair (Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville) is an Associate Professor at Western Carolina University (WCU). She is the editor of five education texts. Her work utilizes qualitative methodologies and critical pedagogical frameworks to explore teaching, learning and leading in cross-cultural contexts as well as the intersection between popular culture and schools. Roofe, Carmel: -Carmel Roofe (Ph.D. and Masters of Philosophy, University of the West Indies, Mona) is a teacher educator and a senior lecturer in Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education at the University of the West Indies, Mona. She is the co-founder of the Caribbean Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies and a Research Fellow at the University of Huddersfield. Her research work emphasizes the use of qualitative methodologies to explore issues related to teaching and learning across cultural spaces. Timmins, Susan: -Susan Timmins is a senior lecturer at the University of Huddersfield, which is located in West Yorkshire, England, where she teaches the initial teacher training course. Susan's research interests are far ranging in areas of leadership and management, computer science education and teacher education. |