Teacher Centers as a Social Phenomenon: An Anthropological Inquiry.

Van Fleet, Alanson

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ERIC Number: EJ220504

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Oct

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Teacher Centers as a Social Phenomenon: An Anthropological Inquiry.

Van Fleet, Alanson

High School Journal, v63 n1 p5-11 Oct 1979

This article discusses the social and educational conditions that have supported the development of teacher centers, using a perspective from social anthropology, Malinowski's "functional" theory of institutions. Teacher centers are seen as a reflection of growing teacher power in a climate of shifting authority structures. (SJL)

Descriptors: Anthropology, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutional Environment, Power Structure, Social Influences, Teacher Centers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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