Status and the Teaching Profession
Abstract
It is often asserted that the status of schoolteachers is very low. But is it? And why should status be so important an issue? It is also a subject of much debate as to whether teaching is or is not a profession and whether it should be more professionalised, or even de-professionalised. These questions are often addressed amongst conceptual ambiguity and confusion. It is important to clarify the issues, however, because, as we shall argue below, improvement in status and increased professionalisation are essential to improvement in the quality of teachers.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
School Choice and Performance
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 97–116
- Publication date
- 6 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter