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Teaching with Power:
Shared Decision-Making and Classroom Practice
Carol J. Reed
series on school reform
Pub Date: May 2000, 208 pages
Paperback: $23.95, ISBN: 0807739405
 
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"Reed explores a perplexing paradox: While we are often told that teachers have little power, they don’t appear powerless. By carefully peeling back multiple masks of the educational system, including its formal bureaucracy, Reed helps us see the complex character of teachers’ power, providing readers with a language and vision for participating more fully in the educational process."
–Suzanne Wilson, Michigan State University"A brilliant treatise on the different uses of power, and how teachers must negotiate the cultural politics both inside their schools as well as outside."
–Ann Lieberman, Stanford University In this unique new volume, Carol Reed chronicles, analyzes, and explains the everyday political behavior of teachers. She provides a vivid portrayal of how teachers interact and negotiate when faced with new policies and curricula designed to improve their schools. As she skillfully illustrates the role that politics plays in communities of educators, Reed delves into the choices teachers make and how these affect the success and failure of reform initiatives. In addition, she draws from her rich experience and involvement as a teacher, administrator, and researcher to highlight the pressing issues surrounding shared decision-making. The result is a volume that sheds light on the many sides of teacher power. It is a must-read for teachers and administrators interested in working collaboratively to achieve meaningful change in schools. |
