Introduction: Teacher Reforms from Comparative Policy Perspective

Abstract

These are headlines of news articles in a national newspaper in a country outside of the United States. The media coverage of teacher scandals increased since 2001, reaching the highest 89 cases in 2004. The teachers in this country, the readers would conclude, have serious problems. They would wonder what is wrong with these teachers and speculate that teaching is not a well-respected or well-paid occupation in this country.

Citation

Akiba, M. (2013), "Introduction: Teacher Reforms from Comparative Policy Perspective", Akiba, M. (Ed.) Teacher Reforms Around the World: Implementations and Outcomes (International Perspectives on Education and Society, Vol. 19), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. xix-xlii. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3679(2013)0000019022