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Judging Teachers: the social and political contexts of teacher evaluation.
- Source :
- British Journal of Sociology of Education; Mar1985, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p3-16, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 1985
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Abstract
- This paper argues that the assessment and evaluation of teachers in state provided schooling in Britain has never been simply a matter of technical competence. Judging teachers has always involved social, ideological and political considerations which have varied in different historical periods. An analysis is made of attempts to apply principles and procedures of assessment especially to teachers in urban working class schools. It is shown that these attempts have historically moved from a 'visible' strategy of direct imposition and surveillance to an 'invisible' strategy through the ethic of legitimated professionalism. Current developments in British schooling suggest, however, a possible return to more direct and visible procedures as 'teacher incompetence' is placed at the center of the education problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EDUCATIONAL sociology
TEACHERS
POLITICAL science
EDUCATION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01425692
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Sociology of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10606148
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0142569850060101