Educational change: a teachers' perspective

Master of EducationThis study is concerned with presenting a teachers' perspective on educational change. The contention held here is that ultimately the effectiveness of change in schools is dependent on teachers. An underlying assumption is that schools need to change, and yet successful change in schools is a rare occurrence. To understand what happens to change in schools, and to ensure that change is not blunted on the school and classroom door - a sound understanding of teacher attitudes and opinions would seem essential. Surprisingly, little research has been conducted into this area. The aim of this, paper is to provide an initial approach in remedying this situation. To this end the teacher perspective presented here was based on responses to a questionnaire administered to current teaching staff at an inner suburban High School. The value of this research should not only be measured in its concrete results, but also in its capacity to raise important issues and direct a course towards a more statistically significant study