Teachers in a World in Transition: International Perspectives on Education Reform and Teachers’ Lived Experiences (Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education)

The first quarter of the 21st century has witnessed numerous reform efforts related to schooling and education.At the same time, across the world, many education systems are facing unprecedented challenges related to teachers, from rising teacher attrition and burnout to recruitment difficulties-symptoms of a world that is changing and evolving: a world in transition. This book asks: How have teachers’ experiences and environments evolved alongside educational reform?How have expectations of teachers changed? and what are the consequences of such change? Through studies spanning ten countries across multiple continents, it examines how societal and political transitions are transforming teachers’ daily lives and professional identities.By centering teachers’ lived experiences within their national contexts, it reveals striking parallels in global educational transformation despite unique contexts of change.These perspectives, individually and collectively, allow us to understand recent