chapter 2_teaching profession
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Chapter 2: The Teaching
Profession
Presented by Soeung Sopha
Is Teaching a Profession?
What is “Profession”?
Is teaching a profession?
Why?
Characteristics of a Full Profession
Teaching seems to lag of Profession
Control over licensing standard and/or entry requirement
High prestige and economic standing
A- A Define Body of Knowledge
Members of the profession establish their expertise by mastering this defined body of knowledge, and they protect public from untrained amateur by denying membership to those who have not mastered it.
Teacher preparation has 3 components: The
National Council
for Accredita
tion of Teacher Educatio
n
Accreditation Council of Cambodia
B- Controlling Requirement for Entry and Licensing
Variation in certificate:Usually, most profession is uniformPreparation and condition for entering teacher are
required to pass minimum tests in reading, writing and math.
Standard and assessmentTeachers are recruited based on the rank of
experienced college graduates.
C- Autonomy in Deciding about Spheres of Work
Every member is assumed to be qualified to make professional judgments on the nature of work involved.
Control by laypeople is considered the natural enemy the a profession; it limits a professional power and open the door to outside interference.
Teachers have less input in curriculum decision. They become vulnerable when seeking to introduce new textbooks or discuss topic.
School hire outside experts.
D- High Prestige and Economic Standing
Occupational prestige
Salary trend:
Trends Toward Professional
Although teaching probably should not be considered as fully professionalized occupation, certain trends have helped it moved in that direction. Like, Collective Bargaining – enhance teacher’s capacity to make decision about their classroom work.
Collective Bargaining
Is it a professional?Sometimes it is not like in law or medicine.
It has increasingly focused on concerned other than the fundamental salary.
Mediated Entry: Lack of assistance for new teachers
Staff Development: Keep up to date (self-development) Rising staff development
School-Based Management
Decision making at the school level
Teacher as an expert
School-based management
Teacher Organization
Benefit of the membership
Specialized professional organizationSubject-related associationStudent-related organization
Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)
Discussion
Is teaching profession? What changes might make teaching a true full profession?
Are staff development program essential? Why?