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American Education, 10/e
Joel Spring

The Profession of Teaching

Chapter Overview

In this chapter, the shifting roles of the teachers are presented. In addition to the feminization of the profession and the bureaucratization of education, the movement to standardize the profession is discussed. Reasons for teacher satisfaction and dissatisfaction are also explored.