Stories about power, the power of stories

This paper focuses on some questions connected to the theme of teacher power. It deals with the power of the teachers in one high school as it appeared in the stories they tell each other in the staff room. It also deals with the power of the stories and how they influence school beliefs about teach...

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Published in:Journal of curriculum studies 1996-05, Vol.28 (3), p.301-314
Main Author: Kainan, Anat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classroom relations
Educational sciences
Foreign Countries
High Schools
Higher Education
Individual Power
Interpersonal Communication
Israel
Psychosociology of school environment
School Culture
School life
Self Concept
Story Grammar
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Response
Teacher Role
Teacher Student Relationship
Teaching (Occupation)
Teaching Experience
Work Attitudes
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Summary:This paper focuses on some questions connected to the theme of teacher power. It deals with the power of the teachers in one high school as it appeared in the stories they tell each other in the staff room. It also deals with the power of the stories and how they influence school beliefs about teachers' power, the connection between these beliefs and how the beliefs develop within the wider socio-cultural climate around the school.
ISSN:0022-0272
1366-5839
DOI:10.1080/0022027980280304