Significant changes in the policy and social context of teaching over the last 30 years have had substantial implications for teacher professionalism. This collection of work by leading international scholars in the field makes a unique contribution to understanding both how these changes are impacting on teaching and how teachers might change their practice for the better.

Sharon Gewirtz is Professor of Education in the Centre for Public Policy Research at King's College London, UK. Pat Mahony is Assistant Dean (Research) at Roehampton University. Ian Hextall is Senior Research Fellow at Roehampton University. Alan Cribb is Professor of Bioethics and Education in the Centre for Public Policy Research at King's College London, UK

Preface 1 Policies, professionalism and practices: understanding and enhancing teachers' work Part 1 The changing context of professionalism 2 The management of professionalism: a contemporary paradox 3 Professional roles and the division of ethical labour 4 The rise of the citizen-consumer: implications for public service professionalism 5 Peculiarities of the English? International policy orthodoxy and 'national cultures' of teaching Part 2 Living professionalism 6 Neo-liberal reform and teachers' work: the case of Chicago 7 Pedagogising teacher professional identities: beyond care 8 Becoming a black manager 9 Inventing the Chartered Teacher: a clash of professionalities? 10 On the making and taking of professionalism in the further education workplace 11 Working in a 'new' university: pressures and possibilities, identity and culture Part 3 Enhancing professionalism 12 Making teacher change happen 13 Improving schoolteachers' professional learning: workplace practices and cultures, organisational structures and government policy 14 Research-based teaching 15 The role of educational ideals in teachers' professional work 16 Good teachers? The integrity of academic practice 17 Towards effective management of a reformed teaching profession