Implementing reform amidst resistance: The regulation of teacher education and work in Mexico

Influenced by worldwide globalization forces new structures of control have emerged in Mexico at the school level, and career ladders reward teachers’ compliance with testing and training schemes; nevertheless the long-standing institutions of initial teacher education continue to show a strong resistance to change. Increased accountability is necessary to improve the quality of Mexican education, but a focus on performance and testing may rest legitimacy to indigenous ways of teaching and knowing.