A Comparative Analysis of Primary Teacher Professionalism in England and Finland

Autor/inn/en	Webb, Rosemary; Vulliamy, Graham; Hamalainen, Seppo; Sarja, Anneli; Kimonen, Eija; Nevalainen, Raimo
Titel	A Comparative Analysis of Primary Teacher Professionalism in England and Finland
Quelle	In: Comparative Education, 40 (2004) 1, S.83-107 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0068
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Teacher Empowerment; Ethnography; Educational Change; Teacher Attitudes; Finland; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ethnografie; Bildungsreform; Lehrerverhalten; Finnland
Abstract	Policy-makers' conceptions of teacher professionalism currently differ markedly in England and Finland. In England they are shaped by agendas associated with the drive to raise standards and "commercialized professionalism" whilst in Finland they are influenced by notions of "teacher empowerment". This article analyses findings on the theme of teacher professionalism derived from re-interviewing a sample of English and Finnish teachers in 2001 as a follow-up to earlier ethnographic research in six schools in each country during 1994-1996. Issues of professionalism are addressed through three broad themes: the impact of curriculum and pedagogical reforms; working together to implement these reforms; and accountability and control. It is argued that in each country teachers' conceptions of their professionalism were undergoing reconstruction. These conceptions were shaped by past and present ideology, policy and practice and displayed multiple and situational dimensions. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10