Teacher Professionalism During the Pandemic
This insightful book uniquely charts the events, experiences and challenges faced by teachers during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic including periods of national lockdowns and school closures.
Research-based and evidence informed, this key title explores the multiple media outputs created by teachers in a variety of different socio-economic contexts. The authors reflect on their stories through a series of themed analyses, as well as describing and discussing key issues related to the enactment of teacher professionalism in challenging times.
With fascinating vignettes and interview extracts that reinforce the idea that teachers can manage rather than survive, this book unveils a strong sense of moral purpose, professional identity, commitment, care and resilience. It will be of interest to teachers, head teachers and teacher educators internationally.
Christopher Day is Professor of Education in the School of Education, University of Nottingham, UK, Professor of Educational Leadership and Management in the University of Sydney, Australia. He is a Founder of the International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT), leader of the International School Principalship Project (ISSPP), and his latest books are School-University Partnerships in Action: The Promise of Change (2021) and Teachers’ Worlds’ and Work: Understanding Complexity, Building Quality (2017).
Helen Victoria Smith is Assistant Professor in the School of Education, University of Nottingham, UK, where she is course leader and English lead for the Primary PGCE.
Ruth Graham is an Assistant Professor at The University of Nottingham, UK. She joined the research project in 2021, following her own experience as a teacher and subject lead within a primary school during the pandemic.
Despoina Athanasiadou is a PhD candidate in the School of Education, University of Nottingham, UK. She is a part-time tutor for the Educational Leadership and Management MA programme.