TY - JOUR
T1 - A tale of two technical cultures
T2 - Foreign language teaching
AU - Kleinsasser, Robert C.
PY - 1993/8
Y1 - 1993/8
N2 - In broad terms this study investigated how the social organization of schools affects and is affected by the structures within which teachers find themselves: in essence how teachers shaped their reality. In particular this investigation was concerned with high school foreign language (FL) teachers' perceptions of their work environment; specifically how FL teachers in differing school contexts defined FL instruction and the manner in which these contextual definitions associated with their classroom behavior. Many previous investigations have focused on the relationship of teachers' classroom behavior and student outcomes. This study instead asked what the organizational antecedents for teachers' classroom practices are by documenting high school FL teachers' technical cultures-the processes designed to accomplish an organization's goals (Lortie, 1975; Rosenholtz, 1989).
AB - In broad terms this study investigated how the social organization of schools affects and is affected by the structures within which teachers find themselves: in essence how teachers shaped their reality. In particular this investigation was concerned with high school foreign language (FL) teachers' perceptions of their work environment; specifically how FL teachers in differing school contexts defined FL instruction and the manner in which these contextual definitions associated with their classroom behavior. Many previous investigations have focused on the relationship of teachers' classroom behavior and student outcomes. This study instead asked what the organizational antecedents for teachers' classroom practices are by documenting high school FL teachers' technical cultures-the processes designed to accomplish an organization's goals (Lortie, 1975; Rosenholtz, 1989).
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U2 - 10.1016/0742-051X(93)90004-Z
DO - 10.1016/0742-051X(93)90004-Z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:38249002548
SN - 0742-051X
VL - 9
SP - 373
EP - 383
JO - Teaching and Teacher Education
JF - Teaching and Teacher Education
IS - 4
ER -