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.

• | Author: Leon Tikly
• | Publisher: Bristol University Press
• | Publication Date: May 21, 2024
• | Number of Pages: 128 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1529242665
• | ISBN-13: 9781529242669