Teaching, Leadership and School Culture – from loose to tight couplings
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The Danish upper secondary school system is undergoing remarkable changes these years. The teacher's role and fundamental structures of the organization changes, as comprehensive reforms put new structures into the single school. The reform build new frames of teaching into the everyday life of the teachers and questions arise: What happens when teachers are to implement such thorough reforms, when schools are left with a great many decisions to make and a new working culture to build?
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تاریخ انتشار 2007