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- Title
Teacher attributions of workload increase in public sector schools: Reflections on change and policy development.
- Authors
Stacey, Meghan; McGrath-Champ, Susan; Wilson, Rachel
- Abstract
In education systems around the globe influenced by neoliberalism, teachers commonly experience reforms which emphasise local responsibility and accountability. Teachers additionally work within what has been described as an era of social acceleration and associated "fast policy", with a perceived increase in the pace of reform. In this article, we present data drawn from a large (N = 18,234) survey of Australian public-school teachers' work. Analysis of both quantitative and qualitative reports indicates a widespread teacher perception of workload increase from 2013 to 2017, and the attribution of such increase to the introduction of policy initiatives including, but not limited to, school autonomy reform. Our findings have implications for education policy in Australia and beyond, with an erosion of teacher trust suggesting the need for more sustainable and consultative forms of "slow democracy" in education policy.
- Subjects
TEACHERS; EMPLOYEES' workload; PUBLIC sector; NEOLIBERALISM; PUBLIC school teachers
- Publication
Journal of Educational Change, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 4, p971
- ISSN
1389-2843
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10833-022-09476-0