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.

Contributor:

Teacher Education Group, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Training of--Great Britain.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of--Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 291 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<i>Teacher Education in Times of Change</i> offers a critical examination of teacher education policy in the UK and Ireland over the past three decades. 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.

Contents:

Contents; List of authors; List of abbreviations; Foreword; The policy turn; The accountability turn; The practice turn; The university/research turn; The equity turn; Part One: Setting the scene: context and methods; 1. Introduction; The significance of policy in teacher education; Political intervention in teacher education in the UK and RoI; The global dimension ; The development of the Teacher Education Group; The structure of the book; 2. UK and Irish teacher education in a time of change ; Introduction; The regulation of teaching and teacher education; Competing models of teaching

Professionalism and teacher identityThe role of the university; The continuum of professional learning; What is the 'new professionalism' in teaching?; Conclusion; 3. Analysing teacher education policy: comparative and historical approaches ; Introduction; Travelling policy: a comparative perspective ; Teacher education in crisis: an historical perspective ; Jurisdictional challenge: an ecological perspective ; Conclusion ; Part Two: Teacher education in the five nations; 4. Teacher education in England: change in abundance, continuities in question; Introduction

Towards school-led initial teacher training: 2014 Changes and continuities: ebbs and flows in a contested field ; Conclusion ; 5. Teacher education policy in Northern Ireland: impediments, initiatives and influences; Introduction; Key features of the policy landscape; Policy for schools and policy for teacher education: some parallel progress, some parallel challenges; Institutional arrangements and reviews ; Partnerships and professionalism; Conclusion; 6. Teacher education in Scotland: consensus politics and 'the Scottish policy style'; Introduction: teacher education as public policy

Teacher education as a policy field Processes, people and policy instruments; Conclusion ; 7. Teacher education in Wales: towards an enduring legacy?; Introduction; The devolved journey so far; Jane Davidson (1999-2007) - 'made in Wales, for Wales'; Leighton Andrews (2009-13) - 'challenge and change'; Huw Lewis (2013 to the present) - the great reformer?; Making sense: where are we now and where might we be going?; 8. Teacher education in the Republic of Ireland: a challenging and changing landscape; Introduction; 1965-75 - the last period of reform in teacher education

1991-2006 - a period of building momentum and capacity for changeThe Teaching Council - creating the swell for a new wave of reform ; Structural coherence agenda; Challenges and opportunities ; Conclusion; Part Three: Critical issues in teacher education policy: home international analyses; 9. Standards and accountability in teacher education; Introduction; Contemporary issues in policy and literature; Analytical approach; Analysis of the standards documents; Discussion; In conclusion; 10. The place of research in teacher education; Introduction ; Policy context

Research in teacher education

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Aug 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447318576

1447318579

9781447318569

1447318560

9781447318552

1447318552

OCLC:

1113559879