Decent Work for Teachers
Problems, Policies and Possibilities
Rachel Wilson author Meghan Stacey author Susan McGrath-Champ author Scott Fitzgerald author Mihajla Gavin author Karolina Parding author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:14th Dec '26
£171.99
This title is due to be published on 14th December, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Internationally, teachers and schools are facing a ‘polycrisis': an intersection of global teacher shortages, heightened workload and work intensity, threats to public education, enduring shifts wrought by COVID-19 and an ever-evolving technological landscape.
This book charts a pathway towards ‘decent work’ for teachers. Schools are not only places of learning but also places of work. Teachers are the heart of students’ learning, and good conditions of work improve the learning conditions of students. The authors provide a profoundly interdisciplinary new analysis of teachers’ work in schools which is generally absent in education policy and effects. Drawing on empirical research, the book’s overarching frame of ‘decent work’ provides a way of thinking about the shifts that have occurred to and around teaching. The authors show erosion of, and paths towards, decent work for teachers.
This vital resource for researchers, students, policymakers, principals and unions takes an innovative approach to examining policies, problems and possibilities concerning teachers’ work, job conditions and employment relations.
A much needed and comprehensive analysis of teaching as work and teachers as workers. This book will be of value to all who are interested in advocating for 'decent work' for teachers, as a foundational element for ensuring quality education for students.
Howard Stevenson, Emeritus Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Nottingham, UK
This impressive, accessible volume draws on a decade of research to examine the impacts of neoliberalism, policy and social change on the work and workloads of teachers in Australia, Sweden, and beyond. Building on evidence to provide policy recommendations, the book has a broad appeal for researchers, professionals, and policymakers.
Tracey Adams, Professor of Sociology, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Teachers internationally are struggling to stay in the profession. This insightful and timely book provides a compelling argument for dignity in teachers’ employment, shared professional values, and the importance of teacher agency and voice.
Professor Becky Taylor, Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research, UCL Institute of Education, London, UK.
ISBN: 9781041227823
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168 pages