Teacher Professionalism in the Global South: A Decolonial Perspective (First Edition) (Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education)

By: Leon Tikly and Rafael Mitchell and Angeline M. Barrett and Poonam Batra and Alexandra Bernal and Leanne Cameron and Alf Coles and Zawadi Richard Juma and Nidia Aviles Nunez and Julia Paulson and Nigusse Weldemariam Reda and Jennifer Rowsell and Michael Tusiime and Beatriz Vejarano

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Synopsis: 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.