A Cross-Cultural Consideration of Teacher Leaders’ Narratives of Power, Agency, and School Culture: England, Jamaica, and the United States Book Review

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Robby Lee Robinette, Arizona State University

I am a senior curriculum developer at an English education center in Shenzhen, China, and an Ed.D. student in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University, United States. I completed my MA degree in English language teaching at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. My research interests include guided reading, inquiry-based learning, and teacher development.

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2022-08-12

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Robinette, R. L. (2022). A Cross-Cultural Consideration of Teacher Leaders’ Narratives of Power, Agency, and School Culture: England, Jamaica, and the United States Book Review. Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 7(3), 51–53. https://doi.org/10.5195/ie.2022.243

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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2022): Regular Issue

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