Future Of Teachers Research Articles

The dual nature of teachers' unions

AbstractIn the early 21st century, teachers' union mobilization was widespread throughout the United States. Decrying low salaries, restrictions on labor rights, and more, teachers' unions engaged in large‐scale tactics such as massive strikes, public protests, and successful ballot campaigns. In this article, I demonstrate that by sharing characteristics of both social movement organizations and interest groups, teachers' unions are well suited to respond to political threats. Teachers' unions are large, longstanding organizations with the resources necessary to use a wide variety of tactics. Teachers' relationships with parents and the local community provide strong potential for alliances, and teachers can leverage their professional identity and expertise to help establish legitimacy in educational policy conversations. Ultimately, however, the future of teachers' unions depends upon sustained worker and ally activism beyond the current wave of mobilization.

El futuro docente ante el uso de las TIC para la educación inclusiva

Este trabajo pretende describir las percepciones de futuros docentes de Educacion Infantil y Primaria hacia el uso de las TIC para el desarrollo de practicas inclusivas en el aula ordinaria. En el estudio han participado 231 estudiantes del Grado de Educacion Infantil y Primaria de la Universidad Catolica de Murcia, llevandose a cabo la recogida de datos mediante un cuestionario “ad hoc” a traves de la tecnica de la encuesta. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran percepciones favorables de los futuros docentes hacia las posibilidades didacticas de estos recursos en el proceso de ensenanza-aprendizaje de alumnado con necesidades educativas, su contribucion al proceso de desarrollo profesional, inclusion de alumnado a traves de este tipo de medios y analisis de la funcion docente basada en el uso de las TIC para la respuesta a la diversidad. Ademas, se comprueba reciprocidad entre los distintos factores de la escala asi como entre aquellos items que se consideran mas significativos, como pueda ser la contribucion de las TIC para la coordinacion familia-escuela, mejora de la participacion activa del alumnado en el proceso educativo, flexibilidad del proceso de ensenanza-aprendizaje y contribucion al desarrollo profesional del docente. Las concepciones del docente sobre las TIC suponen factor clave para impulsar o frenar la puesta en practica de tales medios en el aula. Por ello, y desde las instituciones de Educacion Superior, se debe potenciar la formacion didactica del docente hacia el uso de las TIC para la atencion a la diversidad, favoreciendo el desarrollo de un nuevo planteamiento didactico.

The future of teachers

Should we continue to provide Early Years Initial Teacher Training? This is a question that has been asked more than once recently. In the first of a two-part we assess its impact through the voice of the trainees.

Future of ICT as a Pedagogical Tool in ESL Teaching and Learning

The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education has provided more variation in the process of teaching and learning. The function of ICT in systematic teaching and learning in English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom is to achieve the objectives of language teaching and learning. The aim of this study is twofold: (i) to investigate how secondary school English teachers perceive the future of ICT as a pedagogical tool and (ii) to discover what they think the impact of ICT will be on the future of the teachers. This study is a qualitative research in nature because a semi-structured interview was used to examine the teachers’ perceptions of the future of ICT as a pedagogical tool and the impact of ICT on the future of the teachers. Overall, a total of 25 secondary school English teachers were interviewed. The teachers were pragmatically and purposively selected from four different areas of Malaysia, 8 teachers from Tawau, 7 teachers from Alor Setar, 6 teachers from Tuanku Jaafar and 4 teachers from Kuala Lumpur, respectively. The interviewees were selected based on three criteria which are the willingness to participate and cooperate, capability of giving effective responses to the interview questions and lastly having teaching experience of at least 1 year. The findings of the study showed that ICT has the potential to give great impact on the future of teachers in terms of the role of the teacher, the methods of instruction and the methods of assessment. It was also concluded that, in the future, the role of the teacher will be changed from the sole knowledge provider to a facilitator or moderator; the methods of instruction will be changed from conventional discussions in the classroom to the use of online forums with the students; and the medium of assessment will be changed from printed ones to e-assessment.

The Neo-Liberal Turn in Understanding Teachers' and School Leaders' Work Practices in Curriculum Innovation and Change: A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Newly Proposed Reform Policy in Lower Secondary Education in the Republic of Ireland

The study in this article involved a critical discourse analysis of five policy documents in relation to a curriculum reform proposed for lower secondary education in the Republic of Ireland. It examined the (re)positioning of governance in relation to curriculum and teacher education. Findings indicate a predominant clinical discourse closely aligned to a global imaginary and largely directed toward individual learners within a stratification of schools as ‘adventurous’, ‘exploratory’ and ‘cautious’ schools. The study raises important questions about the future of teachers' and school leaders' work practices and autonomy within a discourse of evidence-based teaching, teacher training and surveillance.

The future of teachers and teaching: Imperatives and possibilities

(1988). The future of teachers and teaching: Imperatives and possibilities. Peabody Journal of Education: Vol. 65, About Teachers and Teaching, pp. 74-87.

The Future of Teachers’ Unions

The Future of Teachers’ Unions

The Future of Teachers” Salaries and Salary Scheduling

The Future of Teachers” Salaries and Salary Scheduling

The Future of Teachers' Salaries

The Future of Teachers' Salaries