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Meaningful teacher autonomy in the face of mandated evidence-based practices depends on both the teachers' social validation of those practices and supportive institutional conditions such as quality professional development and collaborative culture. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Investigate how teachers perceive their professional autonomy when implementing mandated evidence-based practices in literacy education, with a specific focus on the social validity they assign to those practices.

August 30, 2026The Australian Journal of Language and LiteracyOpen Access

Teacher autonomy: the impact of evidence-based practices and social validity

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SDSarah-Jayne DurieMonash University RFRussell A. FoxAustralian Regenerative Medicine Institute KSKarina L. StockerAustralian Regenerative Medicine Institute

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Mixed-methods study reveals a positive link between social validation of evidence-based practices and autonomy in Australian teachers, indicating institutional support preserves professional judgment.

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Investigate how teachers perceive their professional autonomy when implementing mandated evidence-based practices in literacy education, with a specific focus on the social validity they assign to those practices.
Conducted a mixed-methods study surveying Australian literacy teachers (N=78) on their valuation of evidence-based practices and perceived autonomy.
Conducted follow-up semi-structured interviews with two participants, followed by thematic analysis of qualitative responses.
Identified a positive qualitative relationship between teachers' social validation of evidence-based practices and their perceived professional autonomy.
Demonstrated through thematic analysis that high-quality professional development and collaborative school cultures act as essential mediators aligning external mandates with teacher professional judgment.

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Durie et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f07a6c1a8fb52e79cb83 https://doi.org/10.1007/s44020-026-00127-y

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