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Teachers, Equity and Professionalism

This forms a significant part of IPSE’s work and we are well known for our impact on theory, policy and practice in this field. We analyse the relationships between the professional practice of teachers across all sectors and the social impacts of educational institutions. Our research includes large scale surveys and in depth qualitative studies

Our areas of interest and expertise include:

• Teacher supply, employment and retention
• Teacher education and equality
• Constructions of professionalism
• Teacher identities and diversity
• Workforce restructuring and equality
• Gender, ‘race’ and social class and the teaching profession.

Research Projects

• The Behavioural Impact of Changes in the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS)
• Workforce Remodelling Strategies and their Impact on School Standards
• Attracting, Developing and Retaining Effective Teachers in the UK
• GTC Survey of Teachers 2006
• Commission for Black Staff in FE women teachers, careers and promotion (HEESF)
• TEAM, Teacher Education Addressing Multiculturalism in Europe

Key Publications include:

Robson (2006) Teacher Professionalism in Further and Higher Education, Routledge