LIFE IN THE PRESSURE COOKER - SCHOOL LEAGUE TABLES AND ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS' RESPONSES TO ACCOUNTABILITY IN A RESULTS-DRIVEN ERA

TY - JOUR

T1 - LIFE IN THE PRESSURE COOKER - SCHOOL LEAGUE TABLES AND ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS' RESPONSES TO ACCOUNTABILITY IN A RESULTS-DRIVEN ERA

AU - Perryman, Jane

AU - Ball, Stephen

AU - Maguire, Meg

AU - Braun, Annette

PY - 2011/6

Y1 - 2011/6

N2 - This paper is based on case-study research in four English secondary schools. It explores the pressure placed on English and mathematics departments because of their results being reported in annual performance tables. It examines how English and maths departments enact policies of achievement, the additional power and extra resources the pressure to achieve brings and the possibility of resistance.

AB - This paper is based on case-study research in four English secondary schools. It explores the pressure placed on English and mathematics departments because of their results being reported in annual performance tables. It examines how English and maths departments enact policies of achievement, the additional power and extra resources the pressure to achieve brings and the possibility of resistance.

U2 - 10.1080/00071005.2011.578568

DO - 10.1080/00071005.2011.578568

M3 - Article

VL - 59

SP - 179

EP - 195

JO - BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

JF - BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

IS - 2

ER -