Thinking about first year retention in teacher education: three students in a regional university and their metaphors of survival
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Article Title | Thinking about first year retention in teacher education: three students in a regional university and their metaphors of survival |
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ERA Journal ID | 20132 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Henderson, Robyn and Noble, Karen |
Journal Title | Australian and International Journal of Rural Education |
Journal Citation | 23 (2), pp. 65-75 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA) |
Place of Publication | Wembley WA |
ISSN | 1036-0026 |
1839-7387 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=430535989906845;res=IELIND |
Abstract | In Australian faculties of education, retention and progression issues are paramount within the current neo-liberal climate which emphasises student degree completions. This is particularly the case in regional universities, where many students – often the first in their families to attend university – are from rural, regional and low socio-economic communities. This paper draws on data generated during a project that provided support for first year teacher education students in a regional university. Using critical discourse analysis, it describes and analyses the metaphors used by a small group of pre-service teachers as they talked in interviews about their transition into university and the strategies they used to 'survive' their first attempts at study in a tertiary institution. The metaphors provide insights into the pre-service teachers’ perceived need for social support alongside traditionally-offered academic support. The data suggest that a rethinking of support offerings might be necessary to ensure that teacher education caters for pre-service teachers who feel dislocated from their home and community roots. |
Keywords | metaphor, teacher education, first year retention |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators |
390303. Higher education | |
Public Notes | Permnent restricted access to paper in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1yyx/thinking-about-first-year-retention-in-teacher-education-three-students-in-a-regional-university-and-their-metaphors-of-survival
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