Autonomy Paradox: Teachers’ Perceptions of Self-Governance Across Europe

Wieland Wermke is Associate Professor of education and works currently at Stockholm University, Department of Special Education, Sweden. Wieland’s research has its interest in comparative education with a special focus on teacher professionalism. Together with various colleagues, he has mostly investigated teachers in Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway and England. Together with Maija Salokangas, he has conducted a comparative study on teachers’ perceived autonomy in four European countries, which is the foundation for this book. Wieland has also written a handbook (in Swedish) and articles on comparative education methodology. Maija Salokangas is Associate Professor in the Department of Education, Maynooth University, Ireland. Her research explores the interplay between education policy and practice, with a focus on agency and autonomy. Recently, she has explored teachers’ work in a number of countries including Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Germanyand England. Maija’s earlier publications, including her previous book Inside the Autonomous School: Making Sense of the Global Educational Trend (2017) critique the international school autonomy movement.

• Chapter 1. Magic Potion.- Chapter 2. Unpacking Teacher Autonomy Theoretically.- Chapter 3. Context Matters.- Chapter 4. Investigating Autonomy Empirically.- Chapter 5. Teacher Autonomy Compared.- Chapter 6. Theorizing Teacher Autonomy from a Comparative Perspective.