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ERIC Number: EJ1442224
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
EISSN: EISSN-1469-3518
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Exploring Teachers' Strategies for Navigating Compulsory Digital Transformations in Danish Primary and Lower Secondary Schools
British Educational Research Journal, v50 n5 p2363-2382 2024
This study employs Bourdieu's theory of practice to analyse 31 interviews with teachers, principals and administrators. I explore the strategies teachers use to handle the mandatory enactment of a Learning Management System (LMS) in Danish primary and lower secondary schools. Teachers are categorised into three groups: those mainly focused on teaching, those with digital responsibilities and those representing the Danish Teachers' Union. The findings reveal three distinct strategies adopted by these groups of teachers. Firstly, teachers solely focused on teaching developed a strategy of resistance, avoiding the use of the LMS in their daily teaching. In contrast, the other two groups of teachers responded to the changes by accumulating either digital or managerial capital to enhance their skills. This latter strategy positioned them as key figures in the eyes of local management, preparing them for advancement. Furthermore, since enhancing skills entails collaborating closely with management, it naturally leads these teachers to support the enactment of the LMS through their actions in the schools. The findings contribute to theoretical development and provide insights into teachers' practices when required to enact change in school.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Denmark
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