This is the first book on "global teachers" and the increasingly important phenomenon of 'brain circulation' in the global teaching profession. A teaching qualification is a passport to an international professional career: the global teacher is found in more and more classrooms around the world today. It is a two-way movement. This book looks at the growing importance of immigrant teachers in western countries today and at teachers who exit from western countries (emigrant teachers) seeking teaching experience in other countries. Drawing on the international literature in Europe, North...
This is the first book on "global teachers" and the increasingly important phenomenon of 'brain circulation' in the global teaching profession. A t...
Increasing the school-leaving age is seen to be a panacea to a range of problems related to health, welfare, and the human capital of nations in much of the developed world. This book examines whether or not increasing the years of compulsory schooling can make a difference in the most diverse region of Australia: South-Western Sydney. The authors reveal the desires and disappointments of students and parents and the impact on schools and teachers' work. Special attention is taken to uncover the link between neoliberal imperatives governing teachers' work and the opportunities afforded...
Increasing the school-leaving age is seen to be a panacea to a range of problems related to health, welfare, and the human capital of nations in much ...
This book identifies the key drivers - a range of factors from family to policy support - that explain how and why overseas teachers come to Australia and why Australian teachers leave their country to teach overseas.
This book identifies the key drivers - a range of factors from family to policy support - that explain how and why overseas teachers come to Australia...
