Gerald Grace here explores the concept of role conflict and the
current theorizing about the problems of the teacher's role. He
investigates four potential problem areas - role diffuseness, role
vulnerability, role commitment versus career orientation, and value
conflict - in a sample of one hundred and fifty secondary school
teachers in a Midland town. The analysis shows how a teacher's
commitment to a particular set of values exposes him or her to
conflict in an achievement-oriented and pluralistic society. These
conflicts, present in all schools, are seen in their clearest form
among secondary modern school teachers. The author suggests that
colleges of education, in emphasizing commitment and in assuming
value consensus, predispose their students to conflict experiences.
He indicates that internal career possibilities in schools and the
influence of graduate or certified status are also important
factors in conflict exposure. While accepting that certain role
conflicts are important in the genesis of change, the author
proposes that levels of dysfunctional conflict can be reduced by
the action of head teachers, by structural change in the schools
and innovations in teaching education.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Library Editions: Education |
Release date: |
December 2011 |
First published: |
1972 |
Authors: |
Gerald Grace
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
168 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-68948-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
Higher & further education >
Teacher training
|
LSN: |
0-415-68948-1 |
Barcode: |
9780415689489 |
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