Gerald Grace here explores the concept of role conflict and the current theorizing about the problems of the teacher¿s role. He investigates four potentialproblem 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¿scommitment to a particular set of values exposes him or her to conflict in anachievement-oriented and pluralistic society. These conflicts, present in allschools, 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 bereduced by the action of head teachers, by structural change in the schools and innovations in teaching education.
- ISBN: 978-0-415-68948-9
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 162
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés