Devolution and Teachers' Work: The Underside of a Complex Phenomenon

John Smyth is Professor of Teacher Education and Director of the Flinders Institute for the Study of Teaching of South Australia. This paper explains and develops its author's initial claim that 'We need to start unravelling some of the complex issues, some of the undisclosed interests, and some of the manipulation that is masquerading under the rubric of devolution' in schools. In a forceful concluding section, Smyth proposes an alternative approach.