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Edmond, Nadia; Aranda, Kay; Gaudoin, Rosemary; Law, Kate – Studies in Continuing Education, 2012
Recent years have seen the health and social care and education sectors subject to a range of policy initiatives which have been characterised by a concern for "modernisation" and restructuring of the workforce which has resulted in a reappraisal and so-called "professionalisation" of many existing previously lowskill roles.…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Public Sector, Vocational Education, Teaching Assistants
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Edmond, Nadia; Hayler, Mike – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2013
This article brings together two studies which contribute to the examination of the nature of professionalism in education by focusing on the perspectives of two under-researched groups namely "teaching assistants" and teacher educators working "either side" of the school teacher. The projects were conducted in, and framed by,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Assistants, Teacher Educators
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Edmond, Nadia – Teaching in Higher Education, 2010
Rapid change in higher education (HE) has lead to a reappraisal and debate about the role and "mission" of the university and the university teacher. In the diversification of the HE sector, it is possible to see a shift away from the "advancement of knowledge" as the primary purpose of the HE sector as a whole. This article…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Role of Education, Professional Development
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Edmond, Nadia; Price, Mark – Pastoral Care in Education, 2009
Recent years have seen a dramatic change in the composition of the workforce of schools in England and Wales. Policy initiatives associated with inclusion, tackling teacher workloads and the reformation of children and young people's services have resulted in a proliferation and diversification of roles in schools with the creation of new…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Assistants, Professional Development, Standards
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Edmond, Nadia – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2003
The role and numbers of teaching assistants (TAs) in English schools has grown dramatically in recent years. This is associated with professional development which could give access to Qualified Teacher Status. This part-time, school-based route is consistent with the growth of alternative routes into teaching that are based on an…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Teaching Assistants, Transformative Learning, Educational Experience