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ERIC Number: EJ342529
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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The Professional Teacher's Dilemma: Balancing Autonomy and Obligation.
Hawthorne, Rebecca Killen
Educational Leadership, v44 n2 p34-35 Oct 1986
Describes the success of an experienced middle school teacher in balancing her professional and personal values with organizational obligations and responsibilites to students. Encourages administrators to support teachers in the construction, evaluation, and revision of the classroom curriculum and to provide more collegial exchange opportunities for teachers. (IW)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Interschool Communication, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Professional Autonomy, Professional Recognition, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Participation, Teacher Responsibility, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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