Comparing Teachers' Work With Work in Other Occupations
Notes on the Professional Status of Teaching
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9735213 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Rowan (University of Michigan School of Education, 610 East University, Room 4109, Ann Arbor, MI. He specializes in organization theory., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 4-17 |
| Publication date | 1994-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Researcher (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X |
| Publisher | American Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3102/0013189x023006004 |
| OpenAlex | W2070789610 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 41 |
Educational researchers frequently compare teachers' work with work performed in other occupations. In this article, I discuss the promises and pitfalls of this type of analysis. Using data from The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (U.S. Department of Labor, 1991), I examine the nature of teachers’ work and compare teaching with the work performed in other occupations. On the basis of this analysis, I conclude that teaching is a complex form of work that requires high levels of formal knowledge for successful performance. I also argue that the professional status of teaching is closely tied to the complexity of teachers' work and that educational reforms intended to further professionalize the occupation of teaching can succeed only to the extent that they make teachers’ work even more complex than it currently is
Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Professional development · Sociology · Work (physics · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Engineering · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2026 (32) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |