Contextual factors in the workplace can either enhance or inhibit teachers'
ability to do their job. Oakes (1989) emphasized the importance of contextual
factors in the workplace, stating, "because classroom interactions take place
within a particular school, the characteristics of the school affect the nature of
those interactions" (p. 183). Goodlad, Soder, and Sirotnik (1990) summarized
the impact of contextual factors in the following statements:
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Journal of Teaching in Physical Education;13(4), pp. 342-360