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Positioning Teachers: A Discourse Analysis of Russian and American Teacher Identities in the Context of Changing National Assessment Mandates
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Ignatieva, Raisa P. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of the study was to uncover the cultural beliefs and values that underlie American and Russian teachers' representations of their professional identities and their understanding of power in education in the context of globally disseminated education reforms and current educational mandates--the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Discourse Analysis, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Democratization of the Schools.
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Suvorova, G. F. – Russian Education and Society, 1992
Asserts that school democratization efforts in Russia have resulted in students and their interests becoming more important than government-appointed school inspectors. Contends that teacher-student relations have become democratized as teachers have abandoned the authoritarian methods of the past. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communism, Decision Making, Democratic Values
Democratization of the Teaching-Upbringing Process in the Primary Link of Instruction.
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Tikunova, L. I. – Russian Education and Society, 1992
Contends that many Russian schools have begun to use democratization by including more emphasis on aesthetic values, interdisciplinary instruction, and cooperative learning. Includes descriptions of classroom activities exemplifying Russian efforts at educational democratization. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Class Activities, Community Education, Cooperative Learning