Futureproofing faculties of education in Australian regional universities: three sites of pressure and possibility
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Article Title | Futureproofing faculties of education in Australian regional universities: three sites of pressure and possibility |
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ERA Journal ID | 20774 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Temmerman, Nita (Author), Noble, Karen (Author) and Danaher, P. A. (Author) |
Journal Title | Studies in Learning Evaluation Innovation and Development |
Journal Citation | 7 (2), pp. 1-14 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2010 |
Publisher | Central Queensland University |
Place of Publication | Rockhampton, Australia |
ISSN | 1832-2050 |
Web Address (URL) | http://sleid.cqu.edu.au |
Abstract | Australian regional universities operate at the intersection of multiple and conflicting discourses, seeking to engage potentially disenfranchised learners outside the metropolis yet possessing less cultural and financial capital than their metropolitan counterparts. So too with faculties of education in such universities, which fulfil a crucial role in preparing future teachers while being positioned at a distance from 'pure' research, thereby highlighting their somewhat ambiguous legitimacy. Many of these competing discourses are evident in the final report of the Bradley Review of Australian higher education (Commonwealth of Australia, 2008), which contains some useful ideas for regional universities to consider but devalues the vital part played by cultural, geographical and physical place in framing those universities' interactions with their local communities. |
Keywords | regional universities; education; futureproofing; Bradley Review of Higher Education |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390201. Education policy |
390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators | |
390303. Higher education | |
Public Notes | 'This article has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication in SLEID, an international journal of scholarship and research that supports emerging scholars and the development of evidence-based practice in education. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q073y/futureproofing-faculties-of-education-in-australian-regional-universities-three-sites-of-pressure-and-possibility
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