International Teacher Education Research: The New Frame of Reference for Teacher Education Reform

1967 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
George E. Dickson
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Teacher Education Reform ◽  
International Teacher ◽  
Teacher Education Research

scholarly journals Praksisveiledning og lærerstudenters profesjonelle utvikling. Om utviklende kunnskapsprosesser i lærerutdanningens praksisveiledning

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Edel Karin Kvam
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Knowledge Processes ◽  
Mentoring Practices ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
International Teacher ◽  
Teacher Education Research

I denne artikkelen argumenterer jeg for at praksisveiledning kan bidra til lærerstudenters profesjonelle utvikling, men også at dette bare er en mulighet som må gripes for å realiseres. Norsk og internasjonal lærerutdanningsforskning viser et mangfold av veiledningspraksiser i studentenes praksisperioder. Likevel er det noen felles kjennetegn ved veiledningen studentene tilbys. Forskning viser at praksisveiledning er knyttet til utførelse av spesifikke handlinger, og at veiledere i mindre grad inviterer til drøfting av studentenes intensjoner og mål for den pedagogiske virksomheten. Veiledere gir råd og fremstår som eksperter på undervisningssituasjoner, fremfor å søke dypere refleksjon. På grunnlag av veilednings- og profesjonsteori, sett i relasjon til tidligere lærerutdanningsforskning, argumenterer jeg for at praksisveiledning kan tjene på økt bevissthet om samtalekvaliteter. Artikkelen viser hvordan fenomener som å be om begrunnelser for handling, yte motstand på begrunnelser og å etablere reelt samarbeid mellom studenter og veiledere om hvordan praksis kan forstås, er forutsetninger for at profesjonsutviklende kunnskapsprosesser kan finne sted.Nøkkelord: lærerutdanning, praksisveiledning, profesjonell utvikling, kunnskapsprosesserPlacement mentoring and student teacher’ professional developmentAbstractIn this article I argue that mentoring can contribute to teaching students’ professional development, but also that this is just an opportunity that must be grasped in order to be realised. Norwegian and international teacher education research shows a diversity of placement mentoring practices during students’ placement periods. Nevertheless, there are some characteristics common across all mentoring offered to students. Research shows that mentoring is being connected to the completion of specific actions, and that mentors to a lesser extent invite to discuss the students’ intentions and aims for the educational activity. Mentors generally offers advice and acts as experts in teaching situations rather than promoting deeper reflection. Based on theories of mentoring and professions, in relations to previous teacher education research, I argue that placement mentoring may benefit from increased awareness of conversation qualities. The article demonstrates how phenomena such as asking for justifications for actions, providing opposition to justifications and establishing real cooperation between students and mentors on how teaching practice can be understood are all prerequisites for professional development knowledge processes being able to take place.Keywords: Teacher education, placement mentoring, professional development, knowledge processes

scholarly journals Accountability and Initial Teacher Education Reform: A Perspective from Abroad

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-83
Author(s):  
Marilyn Cochran-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
The United States ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Education Reform ◽  
The Us ◽  
Current Reform ◽  
The Impact ◽  
International Teacher ◽  
Accountability Initiatives

This article focuses on accountability as a tool for teacher education reform. The article is based on my experience as a teacher education scholar and practitioner over the last 40 years and especially on analyses of teacher preparation accountability in the United States, recently conducted by Project TEER (Teacher Education and Education Reform), a group of teacher education practitioners, researchers, and scholars at Boston College. The members of the group were united by a growing concern about the direction education reform was taking and the impact it was having on teacher education in the US and by a commitment to equity for all the students served in the nation's schools. For five years, we tracked US teacher education reform, concentrating on the major accountability initiatives that were shaping the field. This work culminated in the book, Reclaiming Accountability in Teacher Education (Cochran-Smith et al., 2018). Drawing on this work and on my experience in the national and international teacher education communities, this article has three purposes: to present a framework for unpacking accountability policies related to initial teacher education; to use that framework to describe briefly the dominant accountability paradigm in the US as well as an alternative to the dominant paradigm –democratic accountability in teacher education; and finally, to use ideas from the framework and from our US analyses to comment on the current reform of initial teacher education in Wales.

scholarly journals The Initial Training of Science Teachers in African Countries: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5459
Author(s):  
Diana Soares ◽  
Betina Lopes ◽  
Isabel Abrantes ◽  
Mike Watts
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Initial Training ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Teacher Education Research

This study presents a systematic literature review (SLR) on the initial training of science teachers in Africa based on selected research articles, in the period 2000–2020, that emphasize the importance of surveying knowledge that goes beyond those that historically have a longer path in the building of scientific knowledge, such as that of European or North American countries. The analysis included a total of 31 articles from the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases. The findings indicate a lack of knowledge, or at least visibility, considering the initial training of African teachers, particularly in developing countries. South Africa leads the number of publications. Within the five African countries implied in the SLR the following outputs were identified: (i) a division between teacher education research that is ‘place-based’ and one that uses (only) ‘universal theories’ (such as Vygotsky and Bandura); (ii) a tension between the application of student-centered learning and teaching models and more traditional classroom practices. Finally, the majority of articles highlight the importance of investing in further research around teacher education. Based on these outputs the importance of international cooperation in teacher education research articulating theory and practice to ensure a global and local perspective towards sustainable development is reinforced.

Especially for Special Educators

1976 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 244-252 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
Exceptional Children ◽  
Teacher Education Research

Thirty special educators, some of whom have worked in the field for over 50 years, were interviewed by telephone. Each was asked to identify milestone events and pioneers in special education and to describe the development and role of teacher education, research, and The Council for Exceptional Children over the years. Crucial issues and needs in the field today were identified by the group and their responses were synthesized into the first of a series of articles celebrating the Bicentennial.

The Policy Context for the Evolution of Teacher Education Reform in New Jersey

2017 ◽  
Vol 119 (14) ◽  
pp. 1-64
Author(s):  
Gary Natriello
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Teacher Education Reform ◽  
Policy Context ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
General Concern

This article examines the genesis of the New Jersey Provisional Teacher Program, also known as the New Jersey Alternate Route Program, in three stages. First, the motivation to consider alternative ways of recruiting and preparing teachers for New Jersey schools began with general concern about the quality of education in the state and soon moved to consideration of means of strengthening teachers and teacher education. Second, the interest in improving the preparation of teachers led directly to changes in the regulations governing college-based teacher education programs. Third, the principles that were first applied to the reform of college-based programs were then adopted to structure and regulate an alternative route to teaching and the Provisional Teacher Program.

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