The Teaching Profession Present and Future

This volume contributes to debates about the teaching profession by reviewing international and national reports on its status, as well as on reforms of various education systems. It proposes a global approach to the quality of the teaching profession as

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A. Reis Monteiro

The Teaching Profession Present and Future

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A. Reis Monteiro

The Teaching Profession Present and Future

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A. Reis Monteiro University of Lisbon Lisbon Portugal

ISSN 2211-1921 ISBN 978-3-319-12129-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-12130-7

ISSN 2211-193X (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-12130-7 (eBook)

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For Berta and Manuel

Acknowledgments

Yong Dou (Michael) Kim, doctoral student at Villanova University (Pennsylvania), contributed with editing work for the final form of this manuscript. He deserves my deep gratitude. The contributions of two anonymous reviewers are also sincerely acknowledged, especially one who was particularly open-minded and generous. I hope that he or she does not take issue with me for quoting these lines of his or her review: The manuscript makes a genuine and original contribution to the field. […] The author takes a strong stance and expresses a clear voice around his position, leaving no doubt about the author’s unambiguous views. In doing so the manuscript is