Grouplised Schools in China - Teacher Agency Under Neoliberal Influences

This book presents how the neoliberal trends, as reflected in the grouplised school structure, affect teachers' professional learning and daily practice, and discusses how teacher agency is enabled and constrained at both individual and collective levels.

List of contents

1 Introduction 2 Theories of agency 3 The development of grouplised schools in China 4 Neoliberal reforms in global contexts 5 Teacher agency in grouplised schools 6 Neoliberalism, grouplisation, and agency

About the author

Guopeng Fu is an associate professor at the College of Teacher Education, East China Normal University. His research focuses on science teacher agency in curriculum reforms. His works have been published on Studies in Science Education and Journal of Research in Science Teaching.

Summary

This book presents how the neoliberal trends, as reflected in the grouplised school structure, affect teachers’ professional learning and daily practice, and discusses how teacher agency is enabled and constrained at both individual and collective levels.

Product details

• Authors: Guopeng Fu
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032512426
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3251242-6
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Teacher & Student Mentoring, EDUCATION / Administration / Facility Management, Organization & management of education, teacher training, Educational administration and organization, Educational strategies & policy, Schools, Schools and pre-schools, Educational strategies and policy