ABSTRACT
In this final chapter, I first recap on the main findings from the previous chapters. Next, I attempt a fuller analysis of the origins and meanings of the differences and contrasts that have been identified – in the training and work, the status, the cultures, practices and development of teachers in further and higher education. This discussion picks up the key ideas underpinning the concept of ‘professionalism’ (such as those of autonomy, professional knowledge and responsibility) that were noted in Chapter 1.
