Reports a study which examines the role of the head teacher as described in official reports, analyzing data from interviews and time diaries to determine their actual duties. Concludes that headteachers spend much of their time on daily school maintenance, stating that if duties were delegated, headteachers could more effectively focus on…

Investigated secondary school experience as part of Initial Teacher Training in England, examining designated study time during school experience, where tensions appeared between student teachers' roles as students and teachers. Study time was mainly used in activities directly related to practical teaching, reflecting the needs of students to…

Three patterns of induction for probationary teachers are described and some of their effects compared. Two experimental groups had some release-time from teaching duties, with only one group subject to supervision during the release-time; a control group had no release time. Generally, giving practitioners 20 per cent release time is supported.…

This paper explores the impact of marketization on the management of primary schools in an English country town and compares them to nursing homes and fast food restaurants as service providers. The focus is on the teachers' responses in teaching and classroom to government-initiated changes resulting from changing residential patterns in the town…

Teachers (n=122) from 5 secondary comprehensive schools in England and Wales were interviewed to find out how a teacher seeks a career within a school, what teachers perceive occurring within the school, and how this relates to the rapid and substantial structural change that is occurring in secondary schools. Data were organized using a…