Who Controls Teachers' Work?

Power and Accountability in America's Schools

Richard M. Ingersoll

  • American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's (AACTE) Outstanding Writing Award for a Book

List of Tables and Figures

1. Introduction

2. The Debate Over Control

3. Teachers and Decision Making in Schools

4. Rules for Teachers

5. The Teacher in the Middle

6. The Effects of Teacher Control

7. Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

References

Index

  • Cover: Who Controls Teachers' Work?
  • A photo of the author

Richard M. Ingersoll is Professor of Education and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.