Developing Knowledge and Leadership in Pre-Service Teacher Education Systems

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Ferreira, Jo-Anne, Ryan, Lisa and Davis, Julie. 2015. "Developing Knowledge and Leadership in Pre-Service Teacher Education Systems." Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 31 (2), pp. 194-207. https://doi.org/10.1017/aee.2015.24

Article Title	Developing Knowledge and Leadership in Pre-Service Teacher Education Systems
ERA Journal ID	20633
Article Category	Article
Authors	Ferreira, Jo-Anne (Author), Ryan, Lisa (Author) and Davis, Julie (Author)
Journal Title	Australian Journal of Environmental Education
Journal Citation	31 (2), pp. 194-207
Number of Pages	14
Year	2015
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
ISSN	0814-0626
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1017/aee.2015.24
Web Address (URL)	https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/australian-journal-of-environmental-education/article/abs/developing-knowledge-and-leadership-in-preservice-teacher-education-systems/E43635F056FBB153A42FD653A3A8EDDE
Abstract	Pre-service teacher education institutions are large and complex organizations, which are notoriously difficult to change. One factor is that many change efforts focus largely on individual pre-service teacher educators altering their practice. We report here on our experience using a model for effecting change, which views pre-service teacher education institutions and educators as a part of a much broader system. We identified numerous possibilities for, and constraints on, embedding change, but focus only on two in this paper: participants' knowledge of change strategies and their leadership capacities. As a result of our study findings and researcher reflections, we argue that being a leader in an academic area within pre-service teacher education does not equate to leadership knowledge or skills to initiate and enact systems-wide change. Furthermore, such leadership capacities must be explicitly developed if education for sustainability is to become embedded in pre-service teacher education.
Keywords	teacher education; system change; leadership; sustainability; 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
	Queensland University of Technology
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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