School and Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, 4/e

Stephen E. Tozer, The University of Illinois, Chicago
Paul C. Violas
Guy Senese, Northern Arizona University

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

Learning Objectives

Chapter 10 provides context and content for consideration of the following questions:

What are the origins of teaching as an occupation and to what extent has that occupation become a profession?

Is there agreement as to the definition of a profession to which teaching or any other profession must adhere?

Is the "professionalization" of teaching likely to improve the quality of schooling as its proponents claim?

How is teaching unique compared with other occupations called professions?

How did gender factor into Horace Mann's conception of teaching? How does gender factor into a critical analysis of professionalism?

What are the legal and extra-legal sources of control in schooling? What Supreme Court decisions are significant for their impact on schooling?

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