Assembling the 'accomplished' teacher: The performativity and politics of professional teaching standards

Educational Philosophy and Theory

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 94-113

  Mulcahy, Dianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accomplished teacher; Actor network theory; Education reform; Material politics; Performativity; Teaching standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155179261     PISSN: 00131857     EISSN: 14695812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2009.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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