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Inside the Autonomous School

Making Sense of a Global Educational Trend

By: Maija Salokangas,Mel Ainscow

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Inside the Autonomous School

Making Sense of a Global Educational Trend

By: Maija Salokangas,Mel Ainscow

Over recent years, education systems across the globe have experimented with the concept of the autonomous school. This takes a variety of forms and the schools involved have different titles, such as charter schools in the USA, academies in England, free schools in Sweden and independent public schools in Australia. As this radical trend in policy gains momentum, Inside the Autonomous School considers whether the model is achieving its desired aims. Drawing on evidence from an in-depth, longitudinal study of an academy located in an urban district in England, this book traces the various developments which took place in the school on its journey from ‘failing’, to achieving an inspection rating of ‘outstanding’. The authors present a rich, first-hand account of the impacts that various policies and practices have had on the autonomous school and at the same time, situate their accounts and analyses within a wider national and international context. This leads them to consider what can be done to ensure that school autonomy consistently promotes excellence and equity within education systems. A fascinating read and invaluable resource for practitioners, researchers and policy makers in the field of education, Inside the Autonomous School sheds much needed light on an increasingly established policy which is set to have far-reaching effects.

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The Autonomy Paradox: Teachers’ Perceptions of Self-Governance Across Europe

By: Wieland Wermke,Maija Salokangas

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The Autonomy Paradox: Teachers’ Perceptions of Self-Governance Across Europe

By: Wieland Wermke,Maija Salokangas

What do we mean when we speak about teacher autonomy? How free are teachers to go about their work? To answer these complex questions the authors asked thousands of teachers in four national contexts: in Finland, Ireland, Germany and Sweden, what they think autonomy looks like. The resulting book examines teacher autonomy theoretically and empirically, comparing teachers’ perceptions of their professional autonomy. Utilizing a mixed method approach the authors combine data from a large-scale questionnaire study, teacher interviews, lesson and meeting observations, and workshops that brought together teachers from the four participating countries. All this engagement with teachers revealed that simply increasing their professional autonomy might not lead to desired outcomes. This is because, from a teachers’ point of view, increased decision-making capacity brings further complexity and risk to their work, and it may instead lead to anxiety, self-restriction, and the eventual rejection of autonomy. These surprising conclusions challenge the increasingly orthodox view that increased autonomy is a desirable end in itself. This is what the authors call the autonomy paradox.

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The Autonomy Paradox: Teachers’ Perceptions of Self-Governance Across Europe

By: Wieland Wermke,Maija Salokangas

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Inside the Autonomous School

Inside the Autonomous School

The Autonomy Paradox: Teachers’ Perceptions of Self-Governance Across Europe

The Autonomy Paradox: Teachers’ Perceptions of Self-Governance Across Europe

The Autonomy Paradox: Teachers’ Perceptions of Self-Governance Across Europe

The Autonomy Paradox: Teachers’ Perceptions of Self-Governance Across Europe

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