Multiple trends point to a de-professionalization of teachers in both the North and the South¶
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q1 i? Despite dominant discourse affirming teachers' importance, trends including influx of unqualified teachers, casualization through contract-teaching, reduced autonomy, and erosion of quality via standardized testing indicate de-professionalization of teachers. → UNESCO Secretariat 2013
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UNESCO Secretariat 2013¶
UNESCO Secretariat. (2013). Rethinking Education in a Changing World. UNESCO Education Research and Foresight. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/
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The experts' qualitative assessment in the 'Globalization, Development and Knowledge' section, listing trends of de-professionalization 'in both the North and the South'. This is an interpretive claim with no data; the report also cites erosion of quality from standardized testing and high-stake teacher evaluations.
"These trends include the influx of unqualified teachers, partly in response to teacher shortages, but also for financial reasons; the casualization of teachers through contract-teaching, particularly in higher education; the reduced autonomy of teachers;"
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Multiple trends point to a de-professionalization of teachers in both the North and the South |
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Multiple trends point to a de-professionalization of teachers in both the North and the South |
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