Teachers’ Professional Identities in an Era of Testing Accountability in Japan: The Case of Teachers in Low-Performing Schools

This paper presents tentative findings and discussions arising from an ongoing study on whether and how Japanese teachers’ professional identities have shifted in the context of heightened testing accountability. After a brief description of policy development that led to the introduction of nationa...

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Main Author: Masaaki Katsuno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Education Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/930279