#3701. Teacher Autonomy and Supervisor Authority: Power Dynamics in Language Teacher Supervision in Iran

October 2026publication date
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Abstract:
The power imbalance inherent in supervision can seriously challenge language teachers autonomy leading to resistance, anxiety, frustration and even anger. A questionnaire was also administered to survey teachers and supervisors conception of power dynamics in the language teacher supervision profession. Factor analysis of the data resulted in the extraction of two factors including directiveness and uniformity promotion. Analysis of the interviews and post-observation feedback conferences confirmed the findings indicating that supervisors mostly used classic prescriptive approaches to supervision in which teachers have little power. Supervisors mostly resorted to their position power and reward power seldom using their expert power which seems to have led to resistance on the part of the teachers.
Keywords:
language teacher supervision; power dynamics; supervisor authority; teacher autonomy

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