Teachers of English Learners Negotiating Authoritarian Policies

• Main Authors: Pease-Alvarez, Lucinda (Author), Davies Samway, Katharine (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Education,
• Subjects: Education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Language and education.; Teaching.; Language Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Teaching and Teacher Education.

In an effort to reverse the purported crisis in U.S. public schools, the federal government, states, and districts have mandated policies that favor standardized approaches to teaching and assessment.  As a consequence, teachers have been relying on teacher-centered instructional approaches that do...