The Collegial Focus: Teaching Fields, Collegial Relationships, and Instructional Practice in American High Schools.

Bidwell, Charles E.; Yasumoto, Jeffrey Y.

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ERIC Number: EJ608976

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Collegial Focus: Teaching Fields, Collegial Relationships, and Instructional Practice in American High Schools.

Bidwell, Charles E.; Yasumoto, Jeffrey Y.

Sociology of Education, v72 n4 p234-56 Oct 1999

Presents a theory of collegial social control of teacher's instructional beliefs and practices that centers on the idea of "collegial focus." Examines whether social control affects teachers' practices, if collegial focus strengthens social control, the role of subject-matter specialization, and the effects of bureaucratic control on collegial control. (CMK)

Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Educational Practices, Educational Theories, High Schools, Interpersonal Relationship, Secondary School Teachers, Social Control, Social Networks, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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