The class/teacher effects distortion : a critique of purely positivist teacher effectiveness research and inquiry Skourdoumbis, Andrew 2009, The class/teacher effects distortion : a critique of purely positivist teacher effectiveness research and inquiry, International journal of learning, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 223-233. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads skourdoumbis-theclass-2009.pdf Published version application/pdf 346.41KB 83 Title The class/teacher effects distortion : a critique of purely positivist teacher effectiveness research and inquiry Author(s) Skourdoumbis, Andrew orcid.org/0000-0003-4329-1285 Journal name International journal of learning Volume number 16 Issue number 1 Start page 223 End page 233 Total pages 11 Publisher Common Ground Publishing Place of publication Altona, Vic. Publication date 2009-07-31 ISSN 1447-9494 1447-9540 Keyword(s) teacher effectiveness research method critique Summary The current educational context, with its emphasis upon outcomes and accountability, explicitly centralizes the work and role of the classroom teacher in the learning process. This paper argues that the teacher effectiveness debate increasingly represents an intensified incursion into the classroom in the belief that social and educational disadvantage may be overcome if improvements to the effectiveness of teachers and classroom instruction and practice occur.  Language eng Field of Research 130101 Continuing and Community Education Socio Economic Objective 930501 Education and Training Systems Policies and Development HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2009 Copyright notice ©2009, Common Ground Publishing Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30051336 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Sat, 16 Mar 2013, 14:14:52 EST Mon, 18 Mar 2013, 07:33:14 EST Wed, 20 Mar 2013, 13:57:50 EST Thu, 21 Mar 2013, 07:41:17 EST Thu, 21 Mar 2013, 13:55:05 EST Thu, 21 Mar 2013, 13:55:55 EST Thu, 30 May 2013, 14:32:57 EST Tue, 18 Jun 2013, 16:11:40 EST Tue, 02 Jul 2013, 09:32:36 EST Mon, 13 Jan 2014, 08:24:49 EST Mon, 13 Jan 2014, 08:26:06 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 16:59:29 EST Thu, 26 Jun 2014, 11:31:14 EST Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 16:32:22 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 18:34:08 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 20:45:55 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:39:29 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:25:36 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 593 Abstract Views, 83 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Sat, 16 Mar 2013, 14:14:40 EST by Andrew Skourdoumbis