Commodification of Teacher Professionalism
Overview & Synopsis
This paper investigates the hypothesis that teacher education in European welfare states is commodified due to its governance by neoliberal policy making. The starting point for the analysis is a discussion of the relationship between the welfare state and teacher professionalism. For this purpose, the concept of the ill-defined problem is applied. It shows why and how teacher education was changed in order to work as an economic instrument. Beyond that, it highlights how teacher education curricula, teacher education students and learning outcomes have become commodified. Finally, the paper shows that teacher education in Europe is nothing more than a mimetic construction of buying and selling a commodity.
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Document Information
| Document Title | Commodification of Teacher Professionalism |
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| Author / Organization | Werler, Tobias |
| Subject & Discipline | Commercialization, Teacher Education, Foreign Countries |
| Categories | Education & Pedagogy |
| Publication Year | 2016 |
| License / Rights | Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
ERIC (Education Resources)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-265034 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov » |