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 teachers.- Section 3 Career change pre-service and in-service teachers.- 7 Career change pre-service teachers: An Australian study.- 8 STEM career change in-service teachers: A joint study with Eindhoven University, The Netherlands.- Section 4 Re-imagining the future of the teaching profession.- 9 Implications for and recommendations to the teaching profession and teacher education.- 10 21st Century teachers and beyond: The way forward.