Inequalities in the teaching profession : a global perspective /

Informed by social constructivist, feminist and post-colonial theories, this unique collection of essays by world-leading scholars questions a view of the teaching profession as inclusive. While acknowledging that teaching offers employment opportunities to individuals from a range of backgrounds, I...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Moreau, Marie-Pierre, 1971-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • Mapping and understanding inequalities in the teaching profession. Introduction : theorising and mapping inequalities in the teaching profession
  • A global concern : creating a diverse teaching force for marginalised communities in Japan, the UK, the USA, China and Bhutan
  • A question of role and respect : the status of female teachers in societies in change
  • Teachers, equality and identities. Who counts as a 'real' teacher? Australian teachers as respectable, conservative... and White
  • Grumpy old teachers? An insight into the life experiences of veteran teachers
  • Bodies and binaries : an examination of women teachers in the USA
  • Negotiating sexualities, constructing possibilities : teachers and diversity
  • Understanding social divides ad moving towards social change. Lesbian and gay teachers : negotiating subjectivities in Sydney schools
  • Making sense of their career pathways : the work narratives of women primary school principals in Hong Kong
  • Panacea and liberator : racial formation and the Black teacher in the United States
  • The limits of role modelling as a policy frame for addressing equity issues in the teaching profession.