Diversifying the teaching profession : dimensions, dilemmas, and directions for the future /

"This edited volume is about diversifying the teaching profession. It is unique in its inclusion of multiple dimensions of diversity; its chapters focus on a wide range of under-represented groups, including those from lower socio-economic groups, Black and minority ethnic groups, migrants, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Keane, Elaine (Editor), Heinz, Manuela (Editor), Mc Daid, Rory (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
Series:Routledge research in educational equality and diversity
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Diversifying the teaching profession : representation matters / Elaine Keane, Manuela Heinz, and Rory Mc Daid
  • The rationale for diversifying the teaching profession : social justice, ethnic-matching, and recent trends / Devon Goodwin and Elaine Keane
  • Diversity in the teaching profession in Ireland : tracing research and policy development / Elaine Keane, Manuela Heinz, and Rory Mc Daid
  • Diversifying the teaching profession in Scotland : the work of the Scottish government's Working Group on Diversifying the Teaching Profession / Rowena Arshad
  • The role of teachers and leaders with immigrant backgrounds in implementing culturally responsive practices / Hanna Ragnarsdóttir
  • Teacher gender diversity : uncovering a hidden curriculum of masculinities / Kevin McGrath
  • Overcoming the under-representation of teachers with disabilities in school communities : enablers and barriers / Patrícia Neca, Paula Campos Pinto, and Maria Leonor Borges
  • The role of professional passion and identity in improving diversity and success in professional education including teaching / Liz Thomas and Elisabeth Hovdhaugen
  • 'Working class' student teachers' constructions of teaching as a powerful role : encountering deficit-based 'teacher-teacher talk' during placement / Elaine Keane, Manuela Heinz, and Andrea Lynch
  • 'Going the extra mile' : working class teachers and their engagement with parents / Gareth Burns and Katriona O'Sullivan
  • The journey from further education to teacher education : a step too far? / Eileen Kelly-Blakeney and Patricia Kennedy
  • Migrant teachers in Ireland : an untapped trapped reservoir? / Rory Mc Daid
  • 'No one sees a Traveller at the top of the class' : experiences of Irish Travellers on programmes supporting teacher diversity / Gareth Burns, Miriam Colum, and Jerry O'Neill
  • Someone like me? : minority ethnic children reflect on the need for minority ethnic teachers / María Florencia Sala Rothen and Rory Mc Daid
  • Creating inclusive communities : preparing the university for a cohort of deaf-sign language users in initial teacher education / Elizabeth S. Mathews and Amy Ryan
  • LGBTQI+ teachers in Ireland : dilemmas of visibility, age appropriateness and religion across a period of rapid legislative change / Aoife Neary
  • Supporting mature students in primary teacher education : a framework of care / Karina Ryan
  • Diversifying the teaching profession : mapping learning and interrogating tensions / Rory Mc Daid, Elaine Keane, and Manuela Heinz
  • Charting pathways towards a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive teaching profession / Manuela Heinz, Elaine Keane, and Rory Mc Daid.