Barbara Comber|Helen Nixon
Teachers’ work and pedagogy in an era of accountability
University of South Australia|University of South Australia
abstract great deal educational policy proceeds though teachers malleable everresponsive change argue positioned technicians simply implement policy however teachers go work respond reform agendas may contingent upon many factors biographical nature workplace related paper discuss work middle school teachers lowsocioeconomic communities perspectives referring reflective interviews meeting transcripts electronic reporting template examine teacher participants school reform project describe work emphasise downplay omit using foucaultian approaches critical discourse analysis insights dorothy smiths 2005 institutional ethnography consider discursive economy carlson 2005 teachers reported experiences everyday practices northern suburbs schools south australia democratic progressive discourse exists alongside corporate disciplinary discourses keywords teachers workpedagogyaccountabilitydiscoursemiddle schooling notes 1 paper outcome collaborative research project reinvigorating middle years pedagogy rustbelt secondary schools funded australian research council 20042007 lp0454869 centre studies literacy policy learning cultures university south australia northern adelaide state secondary principals network australian education union sa branch south australian social inclusion unit chief investigators include robert hattam phillip cormack barbara comber marie brennan lew zipin alan reid kathy paige david lloyd helen nixon bill lucas john walsh faye mccallum brenton prosser assistance kathy brady philippa milroy sam sellar 2 work done rpin project specificities context affect work teachers 10 participating schools see thrupp lupton 2006 thrupp lupton r 2006 taking school contexts seriously social justice challenge british journal educational studies 54 308328 taylor francis online web science google scholar