Planning for Success: Factors Influencing Change in Teacher Education
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Article Title | Planning for Success: Factors Influencing Change in Teacher Education |
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ERA Journal ID | 20633 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Ferreira, Jo-Anne (Author), Ryan, Lisa (Author) and Tilbury, Daniella (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Environmental Education |
Journal Citation | 30 (1), pp. 136-146 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0814-0626 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/aee.2014.39 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/australian-journal-of-environmental-education/article/abs/planning-for-success-factors-influencing-change-in-teacher-education/7F2C741008DD8B686272E6B8217418A2 |
Abstract | Teacher education is widely recognised as a key strategy that is yet to be effectively utilised to embed environmental education and/or education for sustain ability in schools. This paper reports on a research study that examined a range of pre-service teacher education initiatives, both in Australia and internationally, that were seeking to reorient teacher education towards environmental s us tain ability. This paper reports on six factors utilised across the initiatives that were critical to their success. These were (1) the nature and length of funding arrangements; (2) the range and quality of partnerships and networks; (3) the curriculum focus and the teaching and learning processes used; (4) the nature of, and incentives for, participant engagement; (5) the level at which a change was being sought; and (6) the use of evaluation as a tool for learning and ongoing improvement. This paper discusses why and how each of these six factors proved critical and explores the implications for initiatives seeking to reorient teacher education towards environmental sustainability. |
Keywords | critical success factors; education for sustain ability; higher eduaction; reorienting teacher education; systemic change; teacher education; Education; Environmental Sciences; Studies in Human Society |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390105. Environmental education curriculum and pedagogy |
390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
University of the Sunshine Coast | |
Macquarie University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q67y6/planning-for-success-factors-influencing-change-in-teacher-education
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