Teachers and the State

Introduction 1. The context of teachers' deprofessionalisation 2. Central direction, markets and the In-service education of teachers 3. Teachers' professional development: the need for an appreciation of the public and ecological natures of their work 4. Impoverishing a sense of professionalism, who's to blame? 5. Perceptions of professionalism by the mentors of student teachers 6. Towards a new vision of training and Inset: reflective practice, public and ecological understandings 7. Action research and teacher professionalisation 8. Conclusion