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The Paradox of Being a Teacher

Institutionalized Relevance and Organized Mistrust

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At least the Western world is thoroughly educationalized – that is, it is a world in which not only social problems are constantly assigned to education, but a world that defines its very own present and future in an educational language.

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  3. University of Oulu, Finland

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Tröhler, D. (2017). The Paradox of Being a Teacher. In: Siljander, P., Kontio, K., Pikkarainen, E. (eds) Schools in Transition. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-827-3_6

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