The promise and practice of university teacher education : insights from Aotearoa New Zealand / Alexandra C. Gunn, Mary F. Hill, David A.G. Berg and Mavis Haigh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunn, Alexandra C. (Alexandra Claire), author.

Hill, Mary F., author.

Berg, David A. G., author.

Haigh, Mavis, author.

Series:

Reinventing teacher education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Training of--New Zealand.

College teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 pages) : illustrations

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Centering on the theme of university-based teacher education at a time of system change and its connections with broader global political issues, this book investigates the changing nature of initial teacher education (ITE) as it amalgamated into universities in the New Zealand context. The New Zealand government, like many across the world is seeking improvement in education system performance, with a particular interest in meeting the needs of those traditionally disadvantaged through education. As a result, over the last 20 years, most ITE has been relocated into universities and teacher qualifications have changed. Not immune to international discourses about the criticality of the teacher workforce to system performance, Aotearoa New Zealand provides a bounded yet connected case of ITE development and reform. The authors draw from a study of teacher education practice in Aotearoa New Zealand and also look at recent research carried out in other jurisdictions to consider how ITE and the academic category of teacher educator is constructed, maintained and practiced within the institution of the university. They highlight the promise of university-based ITE provision, noting areas for development and provide an opportunity to better understand how student teachers within ITE respond to and engage with teacher educators' work in the service of their own learning"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Series Editors' Preface Foreword

1. Introduction to Teacher Education in Aotearoa New Zealand

2. An Aotearoa New Zealand Study into the Work of Teacher Education

3. Teacher Educators' Experiences of Transition and Change

4. A University-based Teacher Educator's Day at Work

5. The Unbounded, Busy Work of Teaching and Administration

6. The Hidden Work of Teacher Education in Aotearoa New Zealand

7. A CHAT View of Teaching and Learning in University Classrooms

8. Localised Lessons for Teacher Education Policy and Practice

9. Aotearoa New Zealand Teacher Education in an International Context

References

Appendix

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781350073500

1350073504

9781350073517

1350073512

9781350073494

1350073490

OCLC:

1155483417