Reform and the Culture of Authority in Schools.

Elmore, Richard F.

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ERIC Number: EJ363389

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Publication Date: 1987

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Reform and the Culture of Authority in Schools.

Elmore, Richard F.

Educational Administration Quarterly, v23 n4 p60-78 Fall 1987

Explores the resilient normative order in schools and reformers' attempts to alter an order that centers on teachers' interactions with students. For teachers, legitimate authority consented to by students is essential. By treating teachers as passive receivers of advice, reforms undermine teachers' authority and create teacher resistance and student disengagement. (CJH)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Organizational Theories, Politics of Education, Professional Autonomy, School Culture, Teacher Influence, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship

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Language: English

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