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Keywords

Teaching profession, Ethics, Unionism, Social movements

Document Type

Introductory Essay

Theme

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The paper maintains that the current era, marked by a new global economy transforming economic and social development, has created the need for a reorganisation of teachers’ representation. This paper discusses a key development in teacher organisation, namely the emergence of Education International as a global hub for teacher unionism from across the world. This unique organisation, formulated in response to the emergence of global economies and supra-national figures, represents teachers’ response to globalised institutions and has instigated projects, such as the Professional Code of Ethics, which aim to create a sense of professional identity and unity amongst teachers. The organisation presents the political voice of teachers as a global collective that seeks to embed teachers’ interests in education reform and in the public debates concerning the direction of educational change in the era of globalisation. The paper concludes by outlining an ongoing issue that jeopardizes the collective voice of teachers and stresses how this needs to be further addressed in the ethical frameworks of what it means to be a teacher in the 21st century.

Genre/Form

articles

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Educators--Professional ethics; Teaching--Social aspects; Teachers' unions

Subjects - Names (LCNAF)

Education International (Organization)

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

Type

Text

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