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Teaching and Teacher Education: The Need to Go Beyond Rhetoric
Jeffrey John Loughran
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The authors examines four issues (the notion of a prescribed curriculum for teacher education; a vision for teaching; professional knowledge of practice; and evidence of impact) as a starting point for a more informed debate about teaching and teacher education.Abstract:
When questions about the quality of teaching and teacher education arise, responses are often based on individuals’ personal experiences and opinions, education systems’ expectations, demands and/or politicians’ desires for higher rankings through various international educational testing schemes. But if teaching and teacher education are complex and sophisticated enterprises why is it that the same debates continue and that public expectations of teaching and teacher education do not appear to be realized? This chapter examines four issues (the notion of a prescribed curriculum for teacher education; a vision for teaching; professional knowledge of practice; and, evidence of impact) as a starting point for a more informed debate about teaching and teacher education. In so doing, the chapter aims to ensure that the rhetoric and reality of teaching and teacher education practice purposefully align.read more
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