Teacher Professionalism in the Global South - A Decolonial Perspective

This book provides a decolonial critique of dominant global agendas concerning teacher professionalism and proposes a new understanding based on UNESCO-funded research with teachers based in Colombia, Ethiopia (Tigray), India, Rwanda and Tanzania.

Outlining from a teacher's perspective how teacher professionalism may be conceptualized, this book critiques dominant global narratives and conceptions based on deficit discourses. The authors argue that a decolonial lens can help to contextualize the perspectives, experiences and material conditions of teachers in the global South, and the value of such a framework for informing global debates and decision-making in education.

About the author

Leon Tikly is UNESCO Chair in Inclusive, Good Quality Education at the University of Bristol, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Nidia Aviles Nunez, Poonam Batra, Alexandra Bernal, Leanne Cameron, Alf Coles, Angeline M Barrett, Rafael Mitchell, Julia Paulson, Zawadi Richard Juma, Jennifer Rowsell, Leon Tikly, Michael Tusiime, Beatriz Vejarano, Nigusse Weldemariam Reda
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.05.2024
• EAN: 9781529242669
• ISBN: 978-1-5292-4266-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education