Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University Middle and Secondary Education Dissertations Department of Middle and Secondary Education Spring 5-16-2015 Teachers' navigation of policy context: Plotting the course for balance between conviction and reform Linda James Georgia State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/mse_diss Recommended Citation James, Linda, "Teachers' navigation of policy context: Plotting the course for balance between conviction and reform." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2015. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/mse_diss/9 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Middle and Secondary Education at ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Middle and Secondary Education Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ACCEPTANCE This dissertation, TEACHERS’ NAVIGATION OF POLICY CONTEXT: PLOTTING THE COURSE FOR BALANCE BETWEEN CONVICTION AND REFORM, by LINDA JAMES, was prepared under the direction of the candidate’s Dissertation Advisory Committee. It is accepted by the committee members in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree, Doctor of Philosophy, in the College of Education, Georgia State University. The Dissertation Advisory Committee and the student’s Department Chairperson, as representatives of the faculty, certify that this dissertation has met all standards of excellence and scholarship as determined by the faculty. The Dean of the College of Education concurs. _________________________________ Amy Seely Flint, Ph.D. Committee Chair _____________________________ _________________________________ Michelle Zoss, Ph.D. Mona Matthews, Ph.D Committee Member Committee Member _________________________________ Peggy Albers, Ph.D.