Creating expansive learning opportunities in schools: the role of school leaders in initial teacher education partnerships

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alaster Scott Douglas
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-62
Author(s):  
Cornelia Connolly ◽  
Raquel Hijón-Neira ◽  
Seán Ó Grádaigh

Research on the role of mobile learning in computational thinking is limited, and even more so in its use in initial teacher education. Aligned to this there is a need to consider how to introduce and expose pre-service teachers to computational thinking constructs within the context of the subject area they will teach in their future classrooms. This paper outlines a quasi-experimental study to examine the role of mobile learning in facilitating computational thinking development amongst pre-service teachers in initial teacher education. The study enquires if there are significant differences in grades achieved in computational thinking and programming learning when mobile learning is introduced. Findings showed and reaffirmed the positive influence of the mobile applications on the development of computational thinking amongst the pre-service teachers who participated.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-59
Author(s):  
John Furlong

The focus of this special issue is the changes to Initial Teacher Education (ITE) that have been instituted in Wales over the last two years. At the heart of the new approach is the insistence that in the future all programmes of ITE should be planned, led and delivered not by universities alone, but by universities working in close collaboration with a number of partner schools. But what is the justification for these radical changes? Why is a collaborative approach between universities and schools needed? This paper, which takes the form of a personal literature review, sets out the research evidence on which I drew in contributing the reform process. It considers evidence on three issues: the role of schools; the role of universities; and the ways in which they can effectively work together.


2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-50
Author(s):  
Donna McGhie-Richmond ◽  
Fizza Haider

Despite empirical research pointing toward the positive impact of an inclusive instructional approach and practices on all students’ learning and social participation, educators and schools lag in adopting these approaches and strategies. For the purpose of knowledge mobilization, it is important to examine the factors that influence this research-to-practice gap. With this aim, we first outline the significant role of teachers and teacher education in implementing inclusive practices. We then synthesize findings from previous literature identifying both individual and contextual, system-level influences that impede the implementation of evidence-based inclusive practices by teachers. We emphasize the prominent role of school leaders in removing some of these barriers by supporting teachers and collaborating with key stakeholders. Further research is needed to explore the complex, interrelated factors that foster collaboration among school leaders, teachers, and teacher education programs in order to advance the development of truly inclusive education systems.


1994 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Gabe

This paper focuses on the instrumentalist Marxist model which has been used to explain the policies of the British state in the field of ‘race’-education. After discussing the model's core assumptions and its application in this field the paper explores the model's explanatory adequacy through a case study of the role of the quasi-state agencies of the ‘race’-relations industry in developing ‘race’-education policy in initial teacher education. It ends by considering whether a new conceptual framework is needed to understand ‘race’-education policy.


1988 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
Friedrich Buchberger ◽  
Friedrich Busch

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenche Elisabeth Thomassen

Grunnskolelærerutdanningen har som mål å utdanne studenter med både aktør- og kommentatorkompetanse. Kommentatorkompetanse innebærer evnen til kritisk refleksjon. Planer, forskrifter og retningslinjer for grunnskolelærer-utdanningene fastslår at studentene skal ha kunnskaper om flerkultur og undervisning av minoritetsspråklige elever. Slik kompetanse er fortsatt etterspurt, også blant nyutdannede lærere.I denne undersøkelsen er “kritisk multikulturalisme” brukt som teoretisk tilnærming for å analysere gruppeintervjuer med lærerstudenter. Drøftingen inkluderer også hvordan begreper fra denne teoretiske tilnærmingen fungerer for å forstå lærerstudentenes kommentatorkompetanse. Kritisk multikulturalisme er opptatt av å gi en analyse av undertrykking og institusjonalisering av ulike maktrelasjoner innen utdanning. Begreper som er særlig framtredende, er systemmakt, definisjonsmakt og avmakt. Empirien er en del av et større forskningsprosjekt ved UiS, som studerer praksis i grunnskolelærerutdanningen.Undersøkelsen viser at lærerstudentene viser oppmerksomhet og grad av kritisk kommentatorkompetanse når det gjelder systemnivå og pedagogiske praksiser, men ikke har nødvendigvis tilstrekkelig kunnskap om lover og regler for opplæringen. De savner mer oppmerksomhet på temaet innen lærerutdanningen, særlig konkret didaktikk. Funn i materialet indikerer at det ville være av betydning med en dypere forståelse og mer faglige begreper som grunnlag for refleksjon.Analysebegrepene fra kritisk multikulturalisme kan bidra til å sette studentenes utsagn inn i en større sammenheng og peke på potensielt diskriminerende diskurser, men fanger ikke alt studentene er opptatt av. Dette er et område som det ikke er mye forskning på i Norge, artikkelen er et bidrag til økt kunnskap om flerkultur i grunnskolelærerutdanningene.Nøkkelord: lærerstudenter, flerkultur, flerspråklige elever, kritisk multikulturalisme AbstractIncluded in the Norwegian government’s mandated Initial Teacher Education in Norway (ITE) curriculum and regulations is the aim that students should be able to both engage in teaching as a profession and to be able to reflect critically on their teaching practices. Moreover, students are expected to build knowledge about Norway as a multicultural country and to know how best to teach minority language pupils. There is still demand for these competencies, also amongst newly educated teachers.In this study, “Critical Multiculturalism” is used as a theoretical approach to analyze group interviews with student teachers. Critical Multiculturalism is concerned with analyzing suppression and institutionalization of different power relations in the education system. Central concepts are institutional power, systemic power, power of definition and not having power. Within the discussion, this approach will also be evaluated from a conceptual standpoint.The data is part of a larger research project at UiS, studying field practice in ITE. The study shows that student teachers pay attention to and critically reflect on multiculturalism and the education of minority language pupils within the framework of the school and pedagogic practice, but do not have sufficient knowledge about the rules and regulations which guide the ways the school at an institutional level organize these children’s learning opportunities. In addition, students report that they lack opportunities during their teacher education to focus on this topic, especially in didactics. Findings from the data indicate that in order for critical reflection to occur, students need to build a deeper understanding of subject matter concepts.Although concepts from “Critical Multiculturalism” may contribute to being able to place the students’ statements into a wider context, and to focus on potential discriminatory modes of discussion, they do not encapsulate some of the students’ concerns.There is not much research on this topic in Norway, and this article contributes to new knowledge about multiculture in teacher education.Keywords: Student teachers, multiculture, multilingual pupils, critical multiculturalism


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