Teacher education for the middle years of schooling: sustaining quality middle level preparation in Australian universities
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Article Title | Teacher education for the middle years of schooling: sustaining quality middle level preparation in Australian universities |
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ERA Journal ID | 20742 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Shanks, Brenda (Author) and Dowden, Tony (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Teacher Education |
Journal Citation | 40 (12), pp. 58-72 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Edith Cowan University |
Place of Publication | Perth, Australia |
ISSN | 0313-5373 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2015v40n12.5 |
Web Address (URL) | http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol40/iss12/5/ |
Abstract | The middle years of schooling (Years 5-9) has emerged as a significant field of educational research in the last two decades but investigation of specialised approaches to middle level teacher education has received little attention. The rationale for specialised programs or units is that middle level teachers require specific preparation to be able to meet the educational needs of young adolescents (10-15 years old). This article draws from a doctoral study in which three outstanding teacher educators, with responsibility for middle level teacher education in their Australian universities, were interviewed about their programs (Shanks, 2010). The article identifies and discusses a number of factors that threaten the viability of quality middle level teacher preparation. |
Keywords | teacher education, middle years, university preparation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Otago, New Zealand |
School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3214/teacher-education-for-the-middle-years-of-schooling-sustaining-quality-middle-level-preparation-in-australian-universities
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