What is capacity building and why does it matter? Developing a model of workforce capacity building through the case of Education Commons
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | What is capacity building and why does it matter? Developing a model of workforce capacity building through the case of Education Commons |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 1417 |
Book Title | Constructing capacities: building capabilities through learning and engagement |
Authors | Noble, Karen (Author) and Henderson, Robyn (Author) |
Editors | Danaher, Patrick Alan, De George-Walker, Linda, Henderson, Robyn, Matthews, Karl J., Midgley, Warren, Noble, Karen, Tyler, Mark A. and Arden, Catherine H. |
Page Range | 51-68 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Place of Publication | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
ISBN | 144384179X |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.c-s-p.org/flyers/Constructing-Capacities--Building-Capabilities-through-Learning-and-Engagement1-4438-4179-X.htm |
Abstract | This chapter begins by considering the development of teacher identity as an important part of pre-service teacher education. It draws on the premise that teacher professional identity is highly individualistic while at the same time collective in scope. From this perspective, pre-service teachers need space and opportunity to develop personal and professional identities, a process that requires them to “engage in the complex integration of personal self, and the taking on of a culturally scripted, often narrowly defined professional role while maintaining individuality” (Alsup, 2006, p. 4). By considering this process from the foundations of situated learning theory and communities of practice, the chapter discusses the case of Education Commons, an initiative designed to build professional networks amongst pre-service teachers, novice and experienced teachers, administrators, directors, academics and other key education stakeholders. From research data collected as part of an evaluation of the Education Commons initiative, the chapter conceptualises a model of workforce capacity building that privileges the notion of collective agency within context. |
Keywords | belonging; capacity building; choice; connectedness; identity; interactions; relationships |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 399999. Other education not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Chapter 3. c. Cambridge Scholars 2012. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
Central Queensland University | |
Griffith University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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