Teacher Professionalism in the Global South

Download or read book Teacher Professionalism in the Global South written by Rafael Mitchell and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2024-04-17 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.