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Teaching and Time Poverty

Understanding Workload and Work Intensification in Schools

Greg Thompson editor Anna Hogan editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Publishing:4th Dec '24

£35.99

This title is due to be published on 4th December, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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As teacher shortages reach a global crisis point, this book explores how time poverty has become a critical factor in the working lives of teachers and school leaders. Arguing that we need to move away from framing the problem of teachers’ work as simply workload, this book suggests that understanding time poverty is the first step in moving toward more manageable working lives.

The book brings together international perspectives on teacher time poverty, drawing on theoretical and empirical work to underscore the growing complexity of teachers’ work and how this impacts job satisfaction, stress and feeling that there is never enough time to accomplish all that needs to be done. Many policy solutions misdiagnose the problems of teachers’ work, simply suggesting it is an issue of workload. The chapters investigate issues of work intensification, finding that teachers are not only working longer, but also working harder as they manage more complex classrooms and policy mandates.

This book is essential reading for those interested in understanding how current education policy both produces time poverty and could better identify and respond to the complexities of teachers’ work.

‘The editors have assembled a stellar line-up of contributors, who, together explore every aspect of this cutting-edge topic. Combining research and practice, this will be an indispensable text for all readers.’ – Brian A. Martin, University of East London, UK; Past President, UCAP

ISBN: 9781032600901

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

226 pages