TAILIEUCHUNG - Perspectives on teacher professionalism: A review of literature
This article aims to provide a more systematic conceptualization of this construct and its relatives, taking into account the well studied theories and practices by world education researchers, to provide a reference source for concerned policy makers, teacher education curriculum developers, teacher trainers, researchers, and student researchers in education. | VNU Journal of Science: Foreign Studies, Vol. 32, No. 4 (2016) 39-51 Perspectives on Teacher Professionalism: A Review of Literature Duong Thu Mai* Faculty of English Language Teacher Education, VNU University of Languages and International Studies, Pham Van Dong, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Received 06 May 2016 Revised 28 November 2016; Accepted 29 November 2016 Abstract: Teachers, more than any other concerned people, often stand in the centre of the ever on-going debates in advancing education quality. In recent decades, when the need for a professionalization agenda of the teaching job has been made urgent in every education context, teacher professionalism (TP) is among the most frequently mentioned dimension. It is impossible to name any professionalization effort without describing what the corresponding teaching professionals look like. In Vietnam, recent years have also witnessed a rapid increase of studies and attention for teacher‟ knowledge and competence while the local literature on this issue is still rather limited. By presenting the existing perspectives of TP along with practical examples before discussing them in the light of major education goals, this article aims to provide a more systematic conceptualization of this construct and its relatives, taking into account the well studied theories and practices by world education researchers, to provide a reference source for concerned policy makers, teacher education curriculum developers, teacher trainers, researchers, and student researchers in education. Keywords: Teacher professionalism, teacher competence, teacher education. 1. Definitions of key terms number of dimensions, one of which is professionalism. In the past, one popular definition of professionalism referred to the methods a professional group of people use to enhance their status and working conditions. When applied for teachers, professionalism indicates the methods they and other educational authorities use to elevate the low .
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