Teachers and the Ideology of Professionalism in India and England: A Comparison of Cases in Colonial/Peripheral and Metropolitan/Central Societies.

Ginsburg, Mark B.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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Teachers and the Ideology of Professionalism in India and England: A Comparison of Cases in Colonial/Peripheral and Metropolitan/Central Societies.

Ginsburg, Mark B.; And Others

Comparative Education Review, v32 n4 p465-77 Nov 1988

Reports a study of concepts of professionalism among secondary-school teachers in India and England. Suggests the meaning of "professionalism" in India may not necessarily involve the same notions of autonomy or power that it does in England. Proposes this is a residue of the Indian colonial experience. (DHP)

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Faculty, Foreign Countries, Ideology, Professional Autonomy, Secondary School Teachers, Self Concept, Sociocultural Patterns, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Role, Work Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: India; United Kingdom (England)

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