1st Edition

Emerging Teachers and Globalisation

By Gerry Czerniawski Copyright 2011
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

While globalization has had tremendous influence on the world of teaching, national cultural traditions continue to influence systems of schooling, national curricula, and teachers’ values and classroom practices. This book explores the effects of globalisation on teachers through an examination of the values held by beginning teachers in three distinctly different education systems. Utilizing... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Impact of Globalisation on National Educational Contexts  3. Teachers’ Values  4. The Construction of Teacher Identities  5. Teachers Talking About Their Classroom Practice  6. Constructing and Deconstructing the Teacher’s Role  7. The Monitoring of Teachers  8. Opportunities for Professional Development  9. The Significance of Others  10. Conclusion

Biography

Gerry Czerniawski is senior lecturer in Education at the University of East London.

"The book thus proffers a much needed impetus for developing a more differentiated, critical understanding of the way in which the phenomenon of globalisation impacts (or not) on teachers’ socialisation process at the beginning of their careers and the degree of agency that it allows them in the development of their professional values and beliefs. As such, it makes a valuable contribution to the area of teacher socialisation and identity formation and may provide an excellent point of departure for further cross-cultural comparative studies. I would, therefore, like to recommend this book to all those with an interest in teacher education and development, be it as policymakers, university tutors or school-based practitioners."—British Journal of Educational Studies

"In this well-written and informative book, Gerry Czerniawski convincingly argues that globalisation does not necessarily homogenise the professional identities of teachers…Student teachers, qualified teachers, teacher educators and educational policymakers clearly have much to learn from this work."—Journal of Education Policy