Teacher Professionalism in Further and Higher Education: Challenges to Culture and Practice

It is very rarely that teachers from both further and higher education are considered together. This book explores the differences and contrasts that exist across and within both groups. Focusing on aspects of teachers' professionalism, this book considers what "professionalism" may mean and ways in which "profession" has been studied. It goes on to consider: professional standards, training and qualifications for FE and HE teachers the nature of their knowledge, work and practices professional identities and communities opportunities and strategies for professional development and renewal key debates in the literature and the most significant policy developments underlying prejudices and the unwitting perpetuation of confusions and inequalities in teaching in FE and HE the main challenges currently facing the profession The shape and nature of professional standards for FE and HE teachers are changing constantly. This bookprovides an up to date account of developments and brings together arguments and debates about both groups of teachers in an attempt to challenge some strongly held beliefs. Student teachers, teacher trainers, practitioners, academics and policy makers within the field of post-compulsory education and training will find it valuable reading

Jocelyn Robson is Reader/Principal Research Fellow in post-compulsory education, Institute for Policy Studies in Education, London Metropolitan University, UK