Styrteknologier och differentiering av den professionella praktiken - exemplet lärare

Abstract

The study concerns the extent and use of instruments for evaluating teachers’ work performance. Based on a questionnaire to 2,000 Swedish teachers, the article points to a varying extent and use of performance measurement techniques. Coaching talks, course evaluations, and performance-based remuneration are more common than parent surveys, classroom observations and collegial
assessments. The instruments are more common when the principal education organiser is a stock company. The instruments are used by school management for different purposes, primarily for individual salary negotiations. Based on these differences, it is argued that control is a partial explanation for the ongoing differentiation of the teaching profession.