Researching School Experience

Introduction Martyn Hammersley 1 Primary Heads as Teachers: Educating the School Jennifer Nias 2 Researching Primary Teachers' Work: Examining Theory, Policy and Practice through Interactionist Ethnography Geoff Troman 3 Side-stepping the Substantial Self: The Fragmentation of Primary Teachers' Professionality through Audit Accountability Bob Jeffrey 4 Tales of Fear and Loathing: Teachers' Work and Recent Educational Reform Bethan Marshall and Stephen J. Ball 5 The Psychic Rewards (and Annoyances) of Teaching Andy Hargreaves 6 Understanding Teachers' Lives: The Influence of Parenthood Pat Sikes 7 Representing Teachers Ivor F. Goodson 8 Beyond Reflection: Contingency, Idiosyncrasy and Reflexivity in Initial Teacher Education Alex Moore 9 Learning, Policy and Pupil Career: Issues from a Longitudinal Ethnography Andrew Pollard and Ann Filer 10 Looking Back at the Boys: Reflections on Issues of Gender in Classroom Data Lynda Measor 11 Critical Incidents and Learning about Risks: The Case of Young People and Their Health Martyn Denscombe