School Choice Plans and the Professionalization of Teaching.

Heid, Camilla A; Leak, Lawrence E.

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ERIC Number: EJ422293

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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School Choice Plans and the Professionalization of Teaching.

Heid, Camilla A; Leak, Lawrence E.

Education and Urban Society, v23 n2 p219-27 Feb 1991

If school choice options take place in school systems across the country, challenging opportunities may exist for the teaching profession. Analyzes the development of school choice plans by teachers and examines the impact of this process on the professionalization of teachers. Describes gains in teacher involvement, decision making, and autonomy. (AF)

Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Role, Professional Autonomy, Professional Recognition, Program Development, Public Education, School Choice, Teacher Empowerment, Teacher Participation, Teacher Responsibility, Teacher Role, Teaching (Occupation)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue with the title "School Choice Plans."