ABSTRACT
This edited volume is about diversifying the teaching profession. It is unique in its inclusion of multiple dimensions of diversity; its chapters focus on a wide range of under-represented groups, including those from lower socio-economic groups, Black and minority ethnic groups, migrants, the Travelling community, the Deaf community, the LGBTQI+ community and those of mature age.
The book includes contributions from Australia, England, Iceland, Portugal and Scotland, as well as a number of chapters from the Irish context, mostly emanating from projects funded under Ireland’s Higher Education Authority’s Programme for Access to Higher Education (PATH): Strand 1—Equity of Access to Initial Teacher Education.
The book also critically engages the rationale for diversifying the profession, arguing not only that representation still matters, but also that ultimately teacher diversity work needs to encompass system transformation to achieve a diverse, equitable and inclusive teaching profession.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|109 pages
Introduction, Rationale and International Perspectives
chapter 2|14 pages
The Rationale for Diversifying the Teaching Profession
chapter 3|18 pages
Diversity in the Teaching Profession in Ireland
chapter 4|11 pages
Diversifying the Teaching Profession in Scotland
chapter 7|12 pages
Overcoming the Under-representation of Teachers with Disabilities in School Communities
section Section II|98 pages
Diversity in Initial Teacher Education and the Teaching Profession in Ireland
chapter 9|12 pages
‘Working Class’ Student Teachers' Constructions of Teaching as a Powerful Role
chapter 13|11 pages
‘No One Sees a Traveller at the Top of the Class’
chapter 14|12 pages
Someone Like Me?
chapter 15|10 pages
Creating Inclusive Communities
chapter 16|10 pages
LGBTQI+ Teachers in Ireland
section Section III|32 pages
Learning from Teacher Diversity Research and Charting Future Pathways
