To examine different approaches to teacher autonomy in nation-states, three countries were
selected for a comparative study: Estonia, Finland and Germany. The emphasis of the study …

The purpose of this paper is to comparatively investigate the professional autonomy of upper
secondary school teachers in three European countries in interpreting and implementing …

This study aims to explore the understanding and actualization of teacher leadership among
teachers and principals in the school development process. Teacher leadership is …

This paper examines the construction of the professional role of teachers as reflected in the
teacher autonomy and control discourses in teachers' newspapers during 1991–2010 in …

Given the expected advantages for individuals and societies, financial literacy is high on the
policy agenda in many countries. This paper reports the results from a unique survey …

Curriculum, as text, is primarily directed to teachers and educational authorities, concerning
students only indirectly through the mediation of teachers. In addition to describing the aims …

This chapter critically explores educational policy directives related to the changing role of
headteachers (principals) and considers the implications for career-longteacher education. It …

In this study, we explore teachers' professional space as an alternative to, and/or expansion
of earlier conceptualizations of teacher autonomy. Professional space is here understood …

The political and economic changes that followed the adoption of the Strategy for the
Development of Education in Serbia 2020 essentially betrayed the basic ideas and …

This study is motivated by the distinctive outcome of the minority achievement gap in Estonia
and Latvia, countries with similar legacies and socio-economic development. We have four …