The legacy of instrumentality in policy and pedagogy in the teaching of English
The case of Singapore
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11483005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Albright (0000-0003-0056-5979, Newcastle University, corresponding author), Anneliese Kramer‐dahl (National Institute of Education) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 201-222 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research Papers in Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-1522 • E-ISSN: 1470-1146 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02671520902867200 |
| OpenAlex | W2028423239 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 27 |
Combining two metaphors we argue that apart from official educational policy, there exists a palimpsest of cumulatively added prior policies sedimented in teachers’ pedagogy, in addition to quasi‐official phantom policies formed at the local level. We argue that these affect teachers’ practices and beliefs in ways that may run counter to the desire of policy‐makers to change educational regimes. Using research from a two‐year long professional development project with teachers from two Singaporean secondary schools, we contend that while the top is busily redesigning the education system in general, and language and literacy teaching in particular, in ways that foster enquiry and higher‐level work with a wide range of texts, in the micro‐context of the classroom a long‐standing instrumentalist logic prevails. We conclude that innovators need to be very cognisant of the legacy of past written and unwritten policies embedded in teachers’ practices and beliefs when planning and engaging in professional development work
Affect (linguistics · Art · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Instrumentalism · Literacy · Literature · Palimpsest · Pedagogy · Professional development · Sociology · Work (physics · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies · Engineering · Global Education and Multiculturalism · History · Multilingual Education and Policy
A Metalanguage for Learning
Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Dental Education
Diversity, difference, equity
Changing Assessments and the Examination Culture in Singapore
From functional literacy to multiliteracies
Curriculum, standards and professionalisation
Travelling with and teaching critical literacy in Singapore, Australia, and Hong Kong
Problematising the notion of ‘authentic school learning’
Chapter 6
The reflective practitioner
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Communitarian Ideology and Democracy in Singapore
On the Margins in a High-Performing High School
Teaching, school management and the ideology of Pragmatism
Cultural science and qualitative educational research
Reading Positions and Practices in the Classroom
After effectiveness
Negotiating what counts as English language teaching
Linguistic Instrumentalism in Singapore
The Social Construction of Intertextuality in Classroom Reading and Writing Lessons
Why Is Dissemination So Difficult? The Nature of Teacher Knowledge and the Spread of Curriculum Reform
What Makes Professional Development Effective? Results From a National Sample of Teachers
Vertical and Horizontal Discourse
The psychological measurement of cultural syndromes
The range and depth of English-knowing bilinguals in Singapore
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |