Teacher involvement in Australia: 'Teachers have much to offer'

This chapter begins with a brief description of the Australian school system as represented in Tasmania. This provides a backdrop for a report of the design and results of the Australian component of this study. Results of the research conducted with 50 principals and 105 teachers about their respective views on teacher involvement in school-based decision-making are presented and discussed with reference to our knowledge of schooling cultures and the workloads and worklives of educators in Australia.