Some challenges for the teaching profession

• Rafał Piwowarski ^[1]
  1. [1] The Maria Grzegorzewska University
• Localización: Multidisciplinary journal of school education, ISSN-e 2543-8409, ISSN 2543-7585, Vol. 25, Nº. 1, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: In search of spirituality and support in educational settings), págs. 253-271
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Purpose and problems: The purpose of this article is to investigate somechallenges for working teachers and to present selected issues that are notalways known and understood, but which concern one of the key problemsof education: the profession of teaching. Research methods: In this article, the “teacher” aspect is examined in a com-parative context: from the perspective of social, economic and political conditions. For this purpose, methods of comparative analysis relating toa number of indicators and information from an international perspective areused (based on a critical choice of data from different studies). This helps clar-ify some relationships that can be found.Structure of the article: The article consists of three parts. The first part fo-cusses on inclusive education (here limited mainly to the inclusion of cultur-ally and linguistically diverse students). The second addresses the financing of education and the work of the teacher (with a focus on student perform-ance against this background), whilst the third part covers issues such as dig-ital transformation and scientific capital. Research findings and their impact on the development of educational sci-ences: The information and theses presented herein allow one to look at theteaching profession in a way that is less pedagogical and more political or social. Results/recommendations: Firstly, the paper shows that many teachers arenot well-prepared to teach students from different ethnic backgrounds,speaking foreign languages etc. A second, somewhat more widely dis-cussed point is that teachers generally earn less than workers with similareducation. Furthermore, in some cases, it is not always more funding for ed-ucation or higher salaries for teachers that result in better student per-formance. Thirdly, teachers should keep up with the digital transformationand teaching needs connected with science capital.