Emerging Teachers and Globalisation [Hardcover]

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 interview data from teachers within the social democratic traditions of Norway, the corporatist welfare regime seen in Germany and the more individualised, market-led approach to education adopted in England, the book highlights the extent to which teacher identity formation is impacted by national pedagogic traditions, national policy contexts and institutional settings. The study examines the convergence and divergence between the three systems and their culturally specific settings. Students and scholars in the fields of Education Studies, Teacher Education and Training, and Comparative Education will find this book a fascinating and important read.

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 Teachers Role  7. The Monitoring of Teachers  8. Opportunities for Professional Development  9. The Significance of Others  10. Conclusion

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 formatiolã$