Article
Trust the teaching profession with the responsibilities of a profession.
Professional Voice
(2011)
Abstract
Teaching may be unique among professions in that governments, not practitioners, define the standards teachers must meet, despite the work of dozens of subject associations. With Canberra proposing a performance pay system that is doomed to fail, Ingvarson says it’s time to trust the professionals.
Keywords
- teacher professionalism,
- professional standards,
- teachers
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter 2011
Publisher Statement
Published by the Australian Education Union Victorian Branch.
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Citation Information
Lawrence C Ingvarson. "Trust the teaching profession with the responsibilities of a profession." Professional Voice Vol. 8 Iss. 3 (2011) ISSN: 1445-4165 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lawrence_ingvarson1/186/