Index
Joan Woodhouse
(University of Leicester, UK)
Teaching in England Post-1988: Reflections and Career Histories
ISBN: 978-1-80382-510-6, eISBN: 978-1-80382-509-0
Publication date: 20 October 2023
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Woodhouse, J. (2023), "Index", Teaching in England Post-1988: Reflections and Career Histories, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 97-99. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80382-509-020231010
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:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2023 Joan Woodhouse
INDEX
Academies
, 9, 13, 51
Academies Act (2010)
, 12–13
Academisation
, 12
Academy chains
, 13
Accountability
, 15–17
Age-related tests
, 8
Agency
, 85
Anxiety
, 24
Assessment
, 7, 54–56, 58, 65
Callaghan, James
, 6–7, 16
Career history
, 39
Anna
, 39–40
Barbara
, 40–42
Cathy
, 42–43
Dan
, 43–45
data analysis strategy
, 33–35
Edna
, 45–46
ethical considerations
, 37–38
Freda
, 46–47
Gail
, 47–49
Henry
, 49–50
Irene
, 50–51
limitations of study
, 37
narratives
, 27
positionality
, 35–37
research approach and interview strategy
, 31–33
research design
, 28–29
research questions
, 28
sample population
, 29–31
Career-long teachers
, 1, 3, 17, 27, 81
affordances of research design
, 81–82
longevity of
, 82–86
Certificate of Education
, 39
Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)
, 8
Charitable trusts
, 13
City Technology Colleges (CTCs)
, 9
Classroom teaching
, 74
Collaboration
, 72
Collaborative work
, 73
Collective worship
, 8
Collegiality
, 22, 73, 83
Competition
, 3, 11, 15–17
Compliance
, 17, 24, 70
Conservative government
, 11
Conservative Party manifesto of 1987 (Thatcher)
, 7
Control
, 85
Culture
, 19
Cultures of collaboration
, 22
Data
, 1, 19, 33
Data analysis strategy
, 33
super-ordinate themes
, 34–35
Education Act of 1944
, 6
Education Reform Act (ERA) 1988
, 1, 6–13, 39
attrition rate after number of years of service
, 2
brief timeline of key policy shifts in English education
, 4–5
Educational provision
, 12
English education
, 3
brief timeline of key policy shifts in
, 4–5
culture and policy landscape of
, 13
English state schooling
, 3
Ethic of care
, 17–18, 79, 82–83
Expertise
, 85
Extensification
, 18–19
Free schools
, 52, n9
Funding
, 12–13
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)
, 8
Global education
, 15
Global Education Reform Movement (GERM)
, 15–16
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate (HMI)
, 6, 10, 12
High stakes accountability
, 22
High stakes testing
, 16
Initial Teacher Training (ITT)
, 44
Institutional culture
, 22
Institutional factors
, 22–23
Intensification
, 18–19
Interpretative community
, 11
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)
, 28–29
principles of
, 82
studies
, 30
Interview strategy
, 31–33
Intrinsic motivation
, 22
Job satisfaction
, 21–22
Key stages
, 7–8, 39
Laissez-faire culture
, 61, 65
Leadership
, 22
Levels of attainment
, 7–8
Local Education Authority (LEA)
, 6
Local Management of Schools (LMS)
, 8
Making a difference
, 22, 24, 35, 43–45, 67, 73, 75–76, 83
Marketisation
, 3
Monitoring
, 7, 47, 56, 58
Motivation
, 62, 70
Multi Academy Trusts (MATs)
, 13
National Curriculum
, 7, 54, 57, 78
appreciation of need
, 65
benefits of
, 58
levels of attainment
, 50
National Strategies
, 9–10, 51, n2
Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs)
, 46
‘O’ levels
, 8, 52
Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted)
, 6, 10–13, 59
Ownership
, 8, 18, 25, 70, 78, 82
Pace of change
, 48–49, 57, 59, 68, 85
Pastoral care
, 43, 62
Performativity
, 3
PGCE
, 43, 52n3
Phenomenology
, 28
Policy enactment
, 17
Policy shift
, 53
changes in culture of schooling and nature of teachers’ work
, 60–63
increased challenges resulting from changes
, 63–66
increased prescription, accountability and erosion of teachers’ freedom
, 54–56
longer working hours, increased workload and pressure on teachers
, 56–60
Policy-led accountability
, 16
Positionality
, 35–37
Post-1988 era in England
, 27
Post-1988 world of education
, 19
Professional knowledge
, 36
Professional spaces
, 79
Professionalism
, 16–17, 55
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
, 10
Psychological contract
, 23, 73
Pupil behaviour
, 22
RE
, 8
Recruitment
, 1, 21, 57, 60
Registered Inspectors (RIs)
, 11
Relational contract
, 23
Research approach
, 31–33
Research design
, 28–29
Research questions
, 28
Resilience
, 6, 22–23, 70, 77–78
Resistance
, 24
Retention
, 1, 19, 21–22, 25, 57, 60, 70
Safeguarding
, 60
Sample population
, 29–31
Schools
, 12–13
culture
, 22
Self-belief
, 55
Self-perceptions of teachers
, 70
Senior leadership team (SLT)
, 49
Sense of entitlement
, 60
Sense of self-efficacy
, 22
Social justice
, 76
Socialising children
, 60
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
, 9
Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo)
, 48, 52n, 7
Standard Attainment Tests (SATs)
, 16
Standardised tests
, 60
State education
, 3
State schools
, 6
Super-ordinate themes
, 34–35
Teacher compliance
, 23–25
Teacher motivation
, 21–22, 73
Teacher professionalism
, 15–17
Teacher retention
, 21
institutional factors
, 22–23
teacher compliance
, 23–25
teacher motivation and job satisfaction
, 21–22
Teachers’ ability to take control of change
, 68–71
Teachers’ appreciation of positive relationships in school
, 71–73
Teachers’ engagement with reform
, 18
Teachers’ sustained commitment to student success and making a difference
, 73–76
Teachers’ work
, 15, 56
changes and conflicts for teachers
, 17–18
competition, accountability and teacher professionalism
, 15–17
workload and pressure on teachers
, 18–19
Teamwork
, 83
Technology
, 61
Testing
, 54–56
Themes
, 34, 37, 60
Transactional contract
, 23
Trust
, 22
United Kingdom (UK)
, 3
United States of America (USA)
, 3
Charter Schools system
, 12
Values schizophrenia
, 17
Vocation
, 83
Wisdom
, 83
Work–life balance
, 77–79
Workload
, 22, 77–78
and pressure on teachers
, 18–19
- Prelims
- 1. Teaching In An Era of Reform: Policy Shift Since 1988 In English State Education
- 2. Impact of Policy Shift on Teachers' Work
- 3. Teacher Retention: Understanding Why They Stay
- 4. Methodology: Gathering Career History Narratives
- 5. Career Histories
- 6. Findings and Discussion (I): Perceptions of the Impact of Policy Shift Since 1988 on Teachers' Work
- 7. Findings and Discussion (II): Factors Helping to Sustain Teachers Career-Long in the Teaching Profession
- 8. Understanding the Lived Experience and Longevity of the Career-Long Teacher
- References
- About the Author
- Index