<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">John Rafferty</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tuija  A.  Turunen</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PRINCIPALS’ WORK STORIES WITHIN NEO-LIBERAL SCHOOL REFORM</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Problems of Education in the 21st Century</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">discourse analysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">managed professionals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Neo-Liberalism</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">school reform</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">work stories</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">April/2015</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://oaji.net/articles/2015/457-1432232389.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">64</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Discontinuous</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The purpose of this research is to investigate the work stories of four principals as they implement a neo-liberal school reform program in their schools. Work stories were defined as explanatory frameworks the principals used to explore the effects of the program. The work stories included several sub-themes, story lines. Discourse analysis was used to identify the work stories and the story lines within semi-structured interviews with the principals. The results indicate that the principals constructed the neo-liberal school reform program as a new, better school culture. The new culture needed to be promoted with enough firmness to establish social norms and to ensure conformity of teacher behaviour. To ensure the implementation of the program, the principals positioned themselves as corporate leaders or sporting coaches with little reference to educational considerations. The work stories positioned the teachers in their schools as ‘managed professionals’ with diminished trust and respect as teaching and educational professionals. Analysing work stories helps to understand what is happening to particular individuals within particular institutions at particular times. Within the neo-liberal landscape, there is a temptation to think that the social relations, meanings and assumptions of schooling are no longer problematic. Discourse analysis provides one way to see behind these temptations and provides an alternative analysis on neo-liberal reform programs.</style></abstract><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">75-85</style></section></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elena Ermolaeva</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DECREASE IN THE LEVEL OF SYSTEMATIC THINKING OF PUPILS: REVEALING OF THE TENDENCY AND THE ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCING FACTORS</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Problems of Education in the 21st Century </style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">school reform</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">systemic thinking</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">February/2008</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1392222947.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></volume><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In the article the changes in the development of systematic (regular, logical, analytical) thinking of pupils are analyzed. At the beginning of the article it is explained, why the term “systematic thinking” has been chosen.
 The purpose of this article is to draw attention of educators to the crisis in the development of systematic thinking, and to prove the necessity of proposing new techniques and methods of developing corresponding abilities.
 In our research the qualitative method of experts’ estimation has been used. The author comes to conclusion that in the last 15 – 20 years the level of systematic thinking of pupils has decreased. The conclusion is based on interviews with teachers and teacher trainers most experienced in teaching. Several examples are given to demonstrate the decrease.
 In the process of school reform the problem has not received sufficient attention so far. Moreover, some features of school reform interfere with the development of ability of systematic thinking. Systematic thinking is negatively influenced also by some characteristic trends of modern culture. It is most important for the teachers and teacher trainers to pay due attention to the problem.</style></abstract><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">89-95</style></section></record></records></xml>