Teacher education in times of change : responding to challenges across the UK and Ireland / the Teacher Education Group, Gary Beauchamp [and ten others] ; with a foreword by Marilyn Cochran-Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beauchamp, Gary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Training of--Great Britain.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of.

Great Britain.

Teachers--Training of--Ireland.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

xvi, 291 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2016.

Summary:

Why is teacher education policy significant - politically, sociologically and educationally? While the importance of practice in teacher education has long been recognised, the significance of policy has only been fully appreciated more recently. Teacher education in times of change offers a critical examination of teacher education policy in the UK and Ireland over the past three decades, since the first intervention of government in the curriculum. Written by a research group from five countries, it makes international comparisons, and covers broader developments in professional learning, to place these key issues and lessons in a wider context. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Setting the scene: context and methods 1

1 Introduction / Ian Menter Menter, Ian 3

2 UK and Irish teacher education in a time of change / Ian Menter Menter, Ian 19

3 Analysing teacher education policy: comparative and historical approaches / Moira Hulme Hulme, Moira 37

Part 2 Teacher education policy in the five nations 55

4 Teacher education in England: change in abundance, continuities in question / Jean Murray Murray, Jean, Trevor Mutton Mutton, Trevor 57

5 Teacher education policy in Northern Ireland: impediments, initiatives and influences / Linda Clarke Clarke, Linda, Geraldine Magennis Magennis, Geraldine 75

6 Teacher education in Scotland: consensus politics and 'the Scottish policy style' / Moira Hulme Hulme, Moira, Aileen Kennedy Kennedy, Aileen 91

7 Teacher education in Wales: towards an enduring legacy? / Gary Beauchamp Beauchamp, Gary, Martin Jephcote Jephcote, Martin 109

8 Teacher education in the Republic of Ireland: a challenging and changing landscape / Teresa O'Doherty O'Doherty, Teresa 125

Part 3 Critical issues in teacher education policy: home international analyses 141

9 Standards and accountability in teacher education / Aileen Kennedy Kennedy, Aileen 143

10 The place of research in teacher education / Gillian Peiser Peiser, Gillian 161

11 Teacher education and higher education / Jean Murray Murray, Jean 179

12 Partnership in teacher education / Trevor Mutton Mutton, Trevor 201

Part 4 Conclusion 217

13 Insights from the five nations and implications for the future / Moira Hulme Hulme, Moira, Ian Menter Menter, Ian, Jean Murray Murray, Jean, Teresa O'Doherty O'Doherty, Teresa 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-277) and index.

ISBN:

9781447318538

1447318536

9781447318545

1447318544

OCLC:

934408641