Elementary School Teachers in Neoliberal Times: The Silent Voices That Make Educational Policies Work

Autor/inn/en	Guerrero-Nieto, Carmen Helena; Quintero, Alvaro
Titel	Elementary School Teachers in Neoliberal Times: The Silent Voices That Make Educational Policies Work
Quelle	In: PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 23 (2021) 1, S.27-40 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Guerrero-Nieto, Carmen Helena) ORCID (Quintero, Alvaro)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1657-0790
Schlagwörter	Neoliberalism; Educational Policy; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Government School Relationship; Accountability; Educational Change; Educational Practices; Professional Autonomy; Decision Making; Teaching Methods; Teacher Response; Work Environment; Criticism; Colombia (Bogota) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Verantwortung; Bildungsreform; Bildungspraxis; Berufsfreiheit; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerkommentar; Arbeitsmilieu; Kritik
Abstract	This paper aims at showing how a bottom-up approach of the study of educational policies can shed some light on how elementary school teachers deal with educational policies to make them work. This is a partial report on a larger focus group study conducted in Bogotá, Colombia, where a group of elementary school teachers shared their opinions about educational policies. The data collected allowed us to see that teachers take actions, have their own perspectives about policies, and feel negatively treated by the national government, which give way to three categories: Teachers' Micro-Practices, Clashing Visions About Education, and Mistreatment. We conclude that despite the pervasiveness of neoliberalism in education, which teachers are very aware of, they find ways to make policies work while being critical of the way these are designed and implemented. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01