Teachers at the table : voice, agency, and advocacy in educational policymaking / Annalee G. Good.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Good, Annalee G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teacher participation in administration--United States--Case studies.

Teacher participation in administration.

Teachers--Training of--United States--Case studies.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of.

Educational change.

Teachers--Political activity.

Teachers--In-service training.

United States.

West Virginia.

Teachers--In-service training--United States--Case studies.

Educational leadership--United States--Case studies.

Educational leadership.

Teachers--Political activity--West Virginia.

Educational change--West Virginia.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

ix, 141 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]

Summary:

"This book draws on a qualitative case study with both practicing and pre-service teachers involved in a policy advocacy professional development program. Good examines how schools can act as barriers to teacher involvement in policymaking and the avenues through which teachers still manage to exert their voice, agency and advocacy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The problem with teachers and educational policy

Teachers in embedded contexts

The structure of teachers' work

Power and decision making in public schooling

Teachers' professional status

Capacity and will

Formal structures

The why and how of teacher voices at the table.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Good, Annalee G. Teachers at the table.

ISBN:

9781498572453

1498572456

OCLC:

1049596673