The New Political Economy of Teacher Education

“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

“Ideologically driven efforts to re-engineer teaching by restructuring teacher education programmes have gone unchallenged for too long. This book makes an essential contribution to opening up these developments and subjecting them to rigorous analysis and critique. It is a must read.” Howard Stevenson, University of Nottingham

"In parallel with the global financial crisis, teacher education is being politically reshaped by new educational and economic ideologies. This outstanding book analyses the assumptions and contradictions inherent in the subsequent changing distribution of resources and how this is materialising within teacher education in different national settings." David Spendlove, University of Manchester

“Ellis, Gatti and Mansell provide an insightful and crucial analysis of the intersection between cultural, political and economic influences and motivations in several teacher education reforms and across national contexts.” William J. Davis, Southern Utah University

"This extended and rigorous examination of the political economy and history of teacher education reveals the interconnection of a political project of ideological control and an economic one of marketisation. This is essential reading to understand changes in teacher education in England and elsewhere as part of an international assault on the principles of public education and the professional autonomy of teachers and teacher educators." Mark Boylan, Sheffield Hallam University, England.

"Ellis, Gatti, and Mansell’s timely book helps us understand the profound consequences of transformations in the education sector that intensified after the Global Economic Crisis by examining how they have affected not only teacher education but the entire disciplinary field ... The book offers a more intricate perspective on the interplay between politics and economy in education than most accounts encountered in public debate and research literature nowadays." British Journal of Sociology of Education