Le métier d'enseignant : une identité introuvable ?

The "teaching world" is an object of long-standing social and political fantasy. The illusion of a certain unity of this social group persists, despite of studies that highlight the segmentations, even the fractures that divide it. The "teachers" can in turn be perceived as civil servants on the front line to defend republican values or representatives of a liberal profession resistant to change. Within the teaching world itself, the characterization of "professionalism" is far from consensual. What are the respective places of subject knowledge and teaching knowledge? Despite the production of many skills frameworks, what makes a "good teacher" today is not easy. However, can we talk about a de-professionalization in regard to the evolution of the educational mission that society gives to teachers? On the other hand, are there new forms of re-qualification that would renew the teacher's vocation and social mandate at work?

This book both reviews sociological knowledge about the teaching world and provides concrete examples of the challenges of teachers' professional identity.