'That's not what I am': teacher reflections on purpose, practice and professionalism in the Swedish free school system

FORUM - ISSN 0963-8253
Volume 57 Number 2 (2015)

'That's not what I am': teacher reflections on purpose, practice and professionalism in the Swedish free school system
ALISON MILNER pages 179-190
DOI: 10.15730/forum.2015.57.2.179

Abstract

In this article, four teachers reflect on what it means to work in a for-profit free school in Sweden. These narratives corroborate concerns about educational inequity and academic standards within the free school system. Equally, they reveal how teachers struggle to negotiate a professional identity within a competitive school market where social ideals and institutional practices often conflict.

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ALISON MILNER (2015) 'That's not what I am': teacher reflections on purpose, practice and professionalism in the Swedish free school system, FORUM, 57(2), 179-190. https://doi.org/10.15730/forum.2015.57.2.179

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