Teacher Professionalism from the Margins: The Policies and Politics of Education Governance in England and Sweden (Transforming Education Through Critical Leadership, Policy and Practice)

Teachers have a vital role in ensuring a quality education for all.However, education systems across the globe face growing teacher shortages.Without urgent action, this teacher gap will have significant repercussions for the sustainability of the profession and education more broadly.Teacher policies designed to tackle recruitment and retention crises vary by country.Moreover, teacher unions’ capacities to influence such reforms can differ considerably with implications for teachers’ work and professionalism.Yet, there is limited comparative research on teacher policy from the perspective of those involved in, or marginalised from, its development.Teacher Professionalism from the Margins addresses this knowledge gap by engaging critically with the policies and politics of two key policy documents in England and Sweden.Supported by interviews with former politicians, civil servants, academics, and trade union officials, it analyses the dominant discourses of teacher professionalism and