Inequalities in the Teaching Profession

Chapter 1 Introduction: Theorising and Mapping Inequalities in the Teaching Profession

Chapter 2 A Global Concern: Creating a Diverse Teaching Force for Marginalised Communities — In Japan, the UK, the United States, China and Bhutan

Chapter 3 A Question of Role and Respect: The Status of Female Teachers in Societies in Change

Chapter 4 Who Counts as a ‘Real’ Teacher? Australian Teachers as Respectable, Conservative… and White

Chapter 5 Grumpy Old Teachers? An Insight into the Life Experiences of Veteran Teachers

Chapter 6 Bodies and Binaries: An Examination of Women Teachers in the United States

Chapter 8 Lesbian and Gay Teachers: Negotiating Subjectivities in Sydney Schools

Chapter 9 Making Sense of Their Career Pathways: The Work Narratives of Women Primary School Principals in Hong Kong

Chapter 10 Panacea and Liberator: Racial Formation and the Black Teacher in the United States

Chapter 11 The Limits of Role Modelling as a Policy Frame for Addressing Equity Issues in the Teaching Profession

Chapter 12 Conclusion