Changing Teacher Professionalism : International Trends, Challenges and Ways Forward

, by Gewirtz, Sharon; Mahony, Pat; Hextall, Ian; Cribb, Alan

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ISBN: 9780203887264 | 0203887263
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Copyright: 11/13/2008

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Significant changes in the policy and social context of teaching over the last 30 years have had substantial implications for teacher professionalism. This collection of work by leading international scholars in the field makes a unique contribution to understanding both how these changes are impacting on teaching and how teachers might change their practice for the better.

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Preface
Policies, professionalism and practices: understanding and enhancing teachers' work
The changing context of professionalism
The management of professionalism: a contemporary paradox
Professional roles and the division of ethical labour
The rise of the citizen-consumer: implications for public service professionalism
Peculiarities of the English? International policy orthodoxy and 'national cultures' of teaching
Living professionalism
Neo-liberal reform and teachers' work: the case of Chicago
Pedagogising teacher professional identities: beyond care
Becoming a black manager
Inventing the Chartered Teacher: a clash of professionalities?
On the making and taking of professionalism in the further education workplace
Working in a 'new' university: pressures and possibilities, identity and culture
Enhancing professionalism
Making teacher change happen
Improving schoolteachers' professional learning: workplace practices and cultures, organisational structures and government policy
Research-based teaching
The role of educational ideals in teachers' professional work
Good teachers? The integrity of academic practice
Towards effective management of a reformed teaching profession
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Changing Teacher Professionalism : International Trends, Challenges and Ways Forward

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