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67.062 - Teachers' Perspectives on Curriculum and School Policy in the United States and Europe

Mon, April 8, 4:10 to 6:10pm, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Floor: 700 Level, Room 707

Session Type: Paper Session

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This paper session focuses on teachers’ perceptions of curriculum and school policy. Common themes include: how teachers construct and maintain professional identities in the context of broader policy pressures; how teachers juggle multiple professional allegiances and tensions; how teachers organize and mobilize to resist or enact policy dictates; and, how teachers choose to perceive and engage in policy processes.

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