Developing Knowledge and Leadership in Pre-Service Teacher Education Systems
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Article Title | Developing Knowledge and Leadership in Pre-Service Teacher Education Systems |
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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 |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q67y8/developing-knowledge-and-leadership-in-pre-service-teacher-education-systems
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