New Political Economy of Teacher Education

Viv Ellis is Professor at the Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research IOE, University College London. Lauren Gatti is Associate Professor of English Education at the University of Nebraska. Warwick Mansell is a freelance journalist and Editor-in-Chief for Education Uncovered.

• 1. After the Crash: A New Crisis of Teacher Education2. Teacher Education and the Enterprise Narrative3. ‘Growng Your Own’: Producer Capture, Branding and Vertical Integration4. Franchises, Start-Ups and Disruptive Innovation: Teach for All and the ‘Independent Graduate Schools of Education’5. The Shadow State: Governing Choice/Controlling Markets in Continuing Professional Development for Teachers6. A New Political Economy of Teacher Education: Future Dilemmas

“The New Political Economy of Teacher Education is a significant contribution. It should be read by everyone who is deeply concerned about the present and future of teacher education." Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin–Madison"This short, highly readable volume packs a huge punch. Ellis, Gatti and Mansell provide a masterful, well-sourced review of perceived problems in teacher education through the principles of political economy." Christopher Lubienski, Indiana University