Miriam Ben-Peretz is Professor Emerita at the Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel.Gary McCulloch is Brian Simon Professor of the History of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

• 1. International perspectives on veteran teachers: introduction Miriam Ben-Peretz and Gary McCulloch 2. The moral universe of Mr Chips: veteran teachers in British literature and drama Gary McCulloch 3. Distinctive qualities of expert teachers Amy B.M. Tsui 4. Veteran teachers: commitment, resilience and quality retention Christopher Day and Qing Gu 5. The role of ‘accomplished teachers’ in professional learning communities: uncovering practice and enabling leadership Ann Lieberman and Désirée H. Pointer Mace 6. What it takes to stick it out: two veteran inner-city teachers after 25 years Rosetta Marantz Cohen 7. The secrets of successful veteran biology teachers: metaphors of evolution, regeneration, and adaptation Billie Eilam 8. The game veteran theatre teachers are playing: anatomy of musings Shifra Schonmann

Miriam Ben-Peretz is Professor Emerita at the Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel.Gary McCulloch is Brian Simon Professor of the History of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

• 1. International perspectives on veteran teachers: introduction Miriam Ben-Peretz and Gary McCulloch 2. The moral universe of Mr Chips: veteran teachers in British literature and drama Gary McCulloch 3. Distinctive qualities of expert teachers Amy B.M. Tsui 4. Veteran teachers: commitment, resilience and quality retention Christopher Day and Qing Gu 5. The role of ‘accomplished teachers’ in professional learning communities: uncovering practice and enabling leadership Ann Lieberman and Désirée H. Pointer Mace 6. What it takes to stick it out: two veteran inner-city teachers after 25 years Rosetta Marantz Cohen 7. The secrets of successful veteran biology teachers: metaphors of evolution, regeneration, and adaptation Billie Eilam 8. The game veteran theatre teachers are playing: anatomy of musings Shifra Schonmann

Miriam Ben-Peretz is Professor Emerita at the Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel.Gary McCulloch is Brian Simon Professor of the History of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

• 1. International perspectives on veteran teachers: introduction Miriam Ben-Peretz and Gary McCulloch 2. The moral universe of Mr Chips: veteran teachers in British literature and drama Gary McCulloch 3. Distinctive qualities of expert teachers Amy B.M. Tsui 4. Veteran teachers: commitment, resilience and quality retention Christopher Day and Qing Gu 5. The role of ‘accomplished teachers’ in professional learning communities: uncovering practice and enabling leadership Ann Lieberman and Désirée H. Pointer Mace 6. What it takes to stick it out: two veteran inner-city teachers after 25 years Rosetta Marantz Cohen 7. The secrets of successful veteran biology teachers: metaphors of evolution, regeneration, and adaptation Billie Eilam 8. The game veteran theatre teachers are playing: anatomy of musings Shifra Schonmann