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Direct linkMelville, Wayne; Wallace, John – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
This article investigates the metaphorical duality that exists when school subject departments are concurrently conceptualized as both communities and organizations. Employing a narrative methodology, we use the metaphorical duality to examine the manner in which science teachers negotiate two key aspects of their work; professional learning and…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Political Power, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership
Wildy, Helen; Wallace, John – Educational Studies, 2004
In this study we explored how the science department shaped the relationship between a science department head, Mr Greg, and a teacher, Ms Horton, as they grappled with their expectations of, and responsibilities for, teaching and leadership in the daily life in the department. We found that, from their life histories and their positions in the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Science Education, Accountability, Science Departments
