| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 291 pages) |
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
Teacher education in times of change 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 17, 2015) |
| Subject |
Teachers -- Training of -- Great Britain
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Teachers -- Training of -- Ireland
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
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Teachers -- Training of
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Great Britain
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Ireland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Beauchamp, Gary, author.
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Teacher Education Group, issuing body
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| ISBN |
9781447318552 |
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1447318552 |
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9781447318583 |
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1447318587 |
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9781447318576 |
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1447318579 |
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