scholarly journals Intercultural Competences in Initial Teacher Education – Comparative Analysis / Interkulturalne kompetencije u inicijalnom obrazovanju učitelja – komparativna analiza

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesnica Mlinarević ◽  
Ružica Tokić Zec
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Intercultural Sensitivity ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Intercultural Education ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Primary Teacher ◽  
Study Programs

The future of an individual and society in the global world is reflected in theorganization and quality of today’s school, educational system and teacher education.Interculturalism is encouraged by education in school as a social community whichaccepts diversity as a value. The aim of intercultural education is the developmentof intercultural sensitivity and acquisition of knowledge, skills and abilities neededfor functioning in a multicultural society. Inclusion of intercultural education in theschool curriculum implies the responsibility of all, mostly teachers because they aredirectly involved in the educational process. The intercultural competence of teachersrefers to the interaction encouraging mutual learning with culturally diverse pupils.The paper analyzes valid legal documents and university programs of Croatianteacher studies from the point of interculturalism. The aim of the research is toinspect the relevant legal framework and determine intercultural contents in theCroatian primary teacher education study programs. The comparative analysis ofstudy programs for primary school teachers (in Osijek, Zagreb, Split, Rijeka and Pula)shows that intercultural content is present but differs in number and type. The premiseof successful intercultural education is a quality initial teacher education.Key words: intercultural education; school culture; study programs; teacher-Budućnost pojedinca i društva u globalnom svijetu ogleda se u ustroju i kvalitetidanašnje škole, sustavu odgoja i obrazovanja te izobrazbe učitelja. Interkulturalizamse potiče odgojem i obrazovanjem u školi kao socijalnoj zajednici koja prihvaćarazličitost kao vrijednost. Cilj interkulturalnoga obrazovanja je razvoj interkulturalneosjetljivosti te stjecanje znanja, vještina i sposobnosti potrebnih za djelovanje umultikulturalnom društvu. Uključivanje interkulturalnoga obrazovanja u školskikurikul implicira odgovornost svih, najviše učitelja jer neposredno sudjeluju uodgojno-obrazovnom procesu. Interkulturalna kompetencija učitelja odnosi sena ostvarivanje interakcija koje potiču uzajamno učenje s kulturalno drukčijimučenicima. U radu se analiziraju pojedine važeći dokumenti zakonske legislative isveučilišni programi hrvatskih učiteljskih studija s motrišta interkulturalizma. Ciljistraživanja je uvid u relevantni zakonski okvir i utvrđivanje interkulturalnih sadržajau hrvatskim studijskim programima za školskoga učitelja. Komparativnom analizomstudijskih programa za školskoga učitelja (u Osijeku, Zagrebu, Splitu, Rijeci, Zadrui Puli) evidentno je da interkulturalnih sadržaja ima, no oni se razlikuju po broju ivrsti. Pretpostavka uspješnoga interkulturalnog odgoja i obrazovanja jest kvalitetnoinicijalno obrazovanje učitelja.Ključne riječi: interkulturalno obrazovanje; kultura škole; studijski programi; učitelj.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTS OF THE PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCE ON THE QUALITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Tatjana Koteva-Mojsovska ◽  
Suzana Nikodinovska Bancotovska
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Teaching Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Scientific Thought ◽  
Positive Effects

Faculties should ensure integration of science and teaching: science that constantly evolves following the changes in scientific thought and teaching that incorporates these changes in their own organization. So there is a need of including the students, who are prepare for teachers, in the process of pedagogical experience during their study. Pedagogical experience is a completed with a pedagogical practice and hospitation on one side and theoretical knowledge on the other side. Pedagogical experience is a kind of activities that students are involved in the educational process. Considering the importance of these activities, we made a research to determine the effects of pedagogical experience of students in the fourth year of studies at the Pedagogical Faculty in Skopje. This research is guided by two assumptions: 1. Pedagogical experience as an integral part of studies has positive effects on the quality of initial teacher education and educators; 2. The organization of pedagogical internship does not fully satisfy the educational-applicative needs of students and objectives of the internship.During the survey, we have found that the students have good theoretical knowledge about the educational process and are successful in selecting topics for discussion with the competent persons in institutions. But they are not initiative enough and they are not sufficiently active in the process that have no direct obligation to implement and to record. Because of that, students have to be well prepared and instructed for all activities through the practice that will relate to their overall engagement as teachers.It shows that there is a necessity to redefine the structure, objectives, content and organization of the internship.

scholarly journals Primary specialisations in Australia: graduates’ perceptions of outcome and impact

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Main ◽  
M. Byrne ◽  
J. J. Scott ◽  
K. Sullivan ◽  
A. Paolino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Primary Teacher ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
Australian Government ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Mixed Methods Case Study ◽  
Bachelor Of Education ◽  
The University

AbstractIn 2014, the Australian Government established the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group (TEMAG) to advise on how teacher education programmes could ensure new teachers were adequately prepared for the classroom. Following this, the Australian Government endorsed a key recommendation of the TEMAG Action Now: Classroom Ready Teachers report, the inclusion of specialisations in primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE). This research was conducted at an Australian public university that, in 2016, had embedded specialisations in a revised primary teacher programme structure and was one of the first ITE institutions in Australia to graduate primary teachers with a specialisation. Using a mixed-methods case study design with convenience sampling, this study sought to investigate these primary graduates’ perceptions of undertaking a specialisation in relation to the development of content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge in the specialist area, as well as perceived employment advantages. This research took place over 4 years with participants having completed a Bachelor of Education (Primary) at least three months prior to participating. The participants reported benefits to having completed a primary specialisation but expressed concerns about their preparedness to teach their specialisation and whether it would result in any advantages for employment. Recommendations from the participants included teaching practice in their area of specialisation, consideration of specialist skills and changing the timetabling of the specialisation in the programme. Ultimately, there is a need for ongoing research in this area to determine the extent to which primary specialisations deliver the intended outcomes and impacts at both the policy driver level and the university level.

scholarly journals Asking the right questions

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-181
Author(s):  
Karen Blackmore
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Science Teacher Education ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Primary Teacher ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
The Right

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore whether aspects of co-coaching could support primary science teacher education in a university–school initial teacher education (ITE) partnership program in England. Design/methodology/approach A mixed methodological approach was taken, comprising of student teachers responding to a coaching questionnaire blended with a qualitative exploration of audio-recorded student teacher co-coaching conversations. Informal student teacher discussion groups were used as a means to discern their attitudes and beliefs pertaining to co-coaching within taught university sessions. Findings Analysis and subsequent integration of data showed that many aspects of co-coaching supported student teacher pedagogical knowledge acquisition and professional development. Additionally, questionnaire responses and small-group discussions revealed that student teachers developed positive attitudes to this mode of learning. Originality/value This study evaluates the innovative use of co-coaching techniques during primary teacher science education, and the outcomes have clear implications for the design of ITE programs in England and potentially further afield.

scholarly journals Representation of racial diversity in picturebooks in teacher education programs in the Republic of Croatia

2021 ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Matea Butković ◽  
Ester Vidović
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Children's Literature ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Racial Diversity ◽  
Intercultural Education ◽  
Ethnic Representation ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
The Republic

In the Republic of Croatia, the importance of intercultural education and competence-oriented curricula has gained momentum in the last decade, with children’s literature being perceived as an invaluable source of intercultural learning and a fruitful tool for an exploration of global cultural diversity. Given that empirical data indicate the importance of children’s age for selecting age-appropriate intervention methods that would help combat discriminatory and prejudicial views, especially during the period between early and late childhood, this paper explores the choice of authors and picturebook titles taught in children’s literary courses at six Croatian Faculties of Teacher Education (Rijeka, Pula, Zagreb, Osijek, Zadar, and Split) with the aim to determine how university instructors interpret multicultural children’s literature and to which extent their syllabi accentuate the potential of picturebooks in fostering future pre-school and elementary-school teachers’ intercultural competence. The findings indicate a misalignment between the objectives of intercultural education and the racial and ethnic representation of authors and their characters, especially protagonists. Furthermore, intercultural competence is not a major learning objective in the analyzed university syllabi. The choice of authors and picturebooks indicates a clear preference for white North American and European authors and white characters and protagonists. These findings highlight the need for teacher-educators, i.e., university instructors, to rethink the nature of their learning objectives and study content and to expand their reading lists with more diverse voices that challenge the traditional models that have historically left many ethnic groups misrepresented, under-represented, or fully omitted from school and university curricula.

scholarly journals The intercultural competence of preservice teachers: An exploratory study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Beutel ◽  
Donna Tangen
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Intercultural Sensitivity ◽  
Graduate Entry ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Intercultural Experiences

This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study that explored the impact that prior intercultural experiences have in shaping preservice teachers as teachers of diversity. An online qualitative questionnaire was used to collect data from preservice teachers (n=40) enrolled in a one year graduate entry teacher education program in eastern Australia. Hammer’s (2009, 2011) Intercultural Development Continuum (IDC) was used as a framework to analyse the data. The IDC is a model of intercultural competence used to explain how people interpret cultural difference (Hammer, Bennett & Wiseman, 2003).  Each of the five positions on the continuum has a distinct set of perceptions and experiences around cultural differences. In presenting the results, we draw on several cases that encompass the breadth of prior intercultural experiences of the preservice teachers.  Overall, the results indicate that sustained intercultural engagement over time provides opportunity for the development of greater intercultural sensitivity. While it is advocated that teacher education is well-positioned to play a key role in developing the intercultural comptetences of future teachers, the paper highlights the challenges in providing learning opportunities that allow preservice teachers to  practice new ideas, challenge old ideas and reflect on the process of becoming inclusive educators.

scholarly journals Primary Teachers’ Experiences in Preparing to Teach Irish: Views on Language Proficiency and Promoting the Language

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-43
Author(s):  
Claire M. Dunne
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Minority Language ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Primary Teacher ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Irish Data ◽  
Group 2

The present study explores the process of becoming a primary level teacher of Irish, the official yet a minority language in Ireland. Since all primary level teachers must teach Irish, becoming a primary teacher in Ireland is bound up in complex ways with the process of becoming a teacher of a minority language and with personal attitudes to, and views on, the language itself. The current study analyses similarities and differences in views relating to teachers’ role in promoting the language, as well as issues in proficiency in the language, at the beginning and end of initial teacher education. Also examined is the extent to which above-average self-reported proficiency in Irish influences the experience of teaching Irish. Data is derived from responses to closed and supplementary open-ended questionnaire items administered to two different groups of pre-service teachers: at the beginning (n=75) and the end of initial teacher education (n=91), and is supplemented with data from interviews conducted with a subgroup of Group 2 (n=30). Data from this mixed methods study show that changes occur in the way teachers conceive of their future roles as teachers of Irish, and reveal the need for more support in aspects of their role such as nurturing positive attitudes to Irish amongst children and a desire for shared responsibility in promoting the language more generally.

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