Section 1 The teaching profession: Local and global contexts.- 1 The current and changing landscape of the teaching profession.- 2 Who are career change teachers?.- 3 Significance of career changers in the teaching profession.- Section 2 "My journey into teaching" Stories of career change teachers in Australia.- 4 An overview from authors' research.- 5 Career change teachers as pedagogues.- 6 A phenomenological approach to understanding career change...