Discussions of quality dominate the field of teacher education.
However, definitions of quality can vary enormously and are often
vague and imprecise, relying on proxies for quality which make
inaccurate assumptions about what matters in the education of
teachers. This book explores different ways in which quality can be
defined and understood within teacher education, offering a way of
categorizing and understanding why some quality indicators miss the
mark. The book introduces the idea of a quality conundrum, with
illustrative examples from international ITE practice, to show how
different conceptions of quality in ITE can have good intentions
but be potentially damaging to its overall transformative
potential. It also provides examples of where practice has been
able to move beyond restrictive definitions of quality to enact a
more transformative vision of teacher education. This analysis ties
the use of quality indicators to historical developments in teacher
education and political shifts in how it is viewed, the role
education is perceived to play in society, and considers where the
power lies in locating who decides what counts as quality in
teacher education (and also who and what gets excluded). Key topics
covered include: · the use of standards, accreditation and
inspection frameworks; · the range of input, process, output and
perspectival indicators used to judge quality in ITE; · the
different discourses of teacher quality which influence the
pedagogy and structure of teacher education programmes. The author
also gives particular attention to how to address different
approaches to quality when they start to reach conundrum
proportions, and how to redress teacher education towards what
matters rather than what counts.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Keywords in Teacher Education |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| Authors: |
Clare Brooks
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
128 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-28596-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-350-28596-X |
| Barcode: |
9781350285965 |
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