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Investigating the Role of Social Status in Teacher Collaborative Groups

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Investigating the Role of Social Status in Teacher Collaborative Groups
Abstract/Description
In collaborative groups, teachers negotiate the tension between working as a cohesive group and confronting differences of opinion and practice. Varied status between teachers can complicate their ability to accomplish the goals of collaboration. In this case study, we describe how a group of secondary English teachers redesigned curriculum and explain how status shaped their collaborative practice. We use positioning theory to examine how teachers managed variable status to maintain a collaborative group process. Findings suggest the high-status teacher shaped inclusive collaborative routines that afforded novice teachers the space to initiate discussions focused on problems of practice.
Date
2019
In publication
Journal of Teacher Education
Volume
70
Issue
4
Pages
347-359
Resource type
en
Resource status/form
en
Scholarship genre
en
Language
en
Open access/full-text available
en No
Peer reviewed
en Yes
ISSN
0022-4871
Citation
Sutton, P. S., & Shouse, A. W. (2019). Investigating the Role of Social Status in Teacher Collaborative Groups. Journal of Teacher Education, 70(4), 347–359. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022487117751125

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