scholarly journals Teacher Education Partnerships: Integration of Case Studies within an Initial Teacher Education Program

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Darlene Parker ◽  
Deirdre Smith ◽  
Patricia Goldblatt
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Study Methodology

This paper outlines the partnership between the Faculty of Education at Brock University and the Ontario College of Teachers as the self-regulatory body for the teaching profession in Ontario. The paper explores how two institutions collaborated to use case study methodology with faculty members in an initial teacher education program. The paper explores the planning and delivery of a case study institute to faculty members of the Teacher Education Department at Brock University and how self-study was incorporated to reflect on the partnership. This paper details the partnership and the links between self-study of teacher education practices and the constructivist approach of case study methodology.

scholarly journals Pursuing Equity in and Through Teacher Education Program Admissions

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Ruth Childs ◽  
Kathryn Broad ◽  
Kelly Gallagher-Mackay ◽  
Yael Sher ◽  
Kerry-Ann Escayg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Educational Opportunity ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Equity Of Access

This case study investigated equity in teacher education admissions. Through document analysis and structured interviews with ten past or current members of the admissions committee in a large initial teacher education program in Ontario, we developed an understanding of equity in teacher education admissions as encompassing two foci: equity in admissions—that is, equity of access for applicants to the program—and equity through admissions—that is, equity of educational opportunity and outcomes for the children in the schools where the teachers trained by the programs will eventually teach. Our analysis illustrates the importance of recognizing both foci and the tensions between them

A trio of teacher education voices: developing professional relationships through co-caring and belonging during the pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn Joseph ◽  
Reshmi Lahiri-Roy ◽  
Jemima Bunn
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Professional Relationships ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Induction Program ◽  
Study Methodology

PurposeThis research is situated at a metropolitan university in Melbourne (Australia) where the authors work in initial teacher education programs within the same faculty. The purpose of this study is to raise awareness that collegial, collaborative and “co-caring” environments can foster an improved sense of belonging, acceptance and inclusion in the academy. They also argue that communities of practice may foster an improved sense of belonging that enhances empowerment and harmony among all staff in academia in pandemic times and beyond.Design/methodology/approachThe authors draw on case study methodology as a qualitative approach to understand and illuminate the phenomena under study. Case study methodology provides an in-depth understanding of their trifocal voices, as it allows them to voice their stories through collaborative autoethnography. The authors use self-narratives to unpack their sense of belonging in academic spaces. Collaborative autoethnography (CAE) enabled them to work together as a team of women and as a community of researchers.FindingsThe findings foreground the responsibilities of casual staff while concomitantly articulating the challenges faced by both permanent and casual staff to create a “sense of belonging” in the academy. The authors found that social connection engenders a sense of belonging and inclusion within a space that is often beset by neoliberal ideologies of competitiveness and individual achievement. They articulate their stress, pressure and uncertainty as permanent and as casual academics working supportively to develop and maintain identity in very difficult circumstances. They share how they developed professional relationships which bring unforeseen benefits and personal friendship at a time of especially restrictive practices.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper includes three voices, a limitation in itself, thus generalisations cannot be made to other academics or institutions. Employing CAE offers the possibility of delving more deeply into the emotional complexities inherent within this method for further research. They recommend a sense of “co-caring” as a form of pastoral care in the “induction program” for all academics including casual staff. While this may not “strategically” fit in with many because of power imbalances, the journey of co-caring and sharing and building friendships within the academy has a limited presence in the literature and calls for further investigation.Practical implicationsThe authors draw attention to the need for higher education institutes to recognise the role permanent staff play when working with casual academics.Social implicationsThe authors draw attention to the need to be inclusive and collaborative as a way to improve the divide and strengthen connections between permanent and casual academics at university worksites. This is imperative given the shifting demographics within Australia and its workforce. They also highlight issues of race in the academy.Originality/valueThis is an original work carried out by the authors. It raises concerns about a sense of belonging in the academy, job certainty and the place of people of colour as these issues may also be experienced by other full-time and casual academics.

scholarly journals Roles, relationships and emotions: Student teachers’ understanding of feedback as interpersonal

2021 ◽  
pp. 003452372198937
Author(s):  
Caroline Elbra-Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
First Year ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Undergraduate Programme ◽  
Phenomenological Case Study ◽  
International Teacher

This paper reports the findings of a small-scale study seeking to investigate how student teachers, within a three-year undergraduate programme, understand feedback. Feedback has been central to debates and discussion in the assessment literature in recent years. Hence, in this paper, feedback is positioned within the often-contradictory discourses of assessment, including perspectives on student and teacher feedback. The study focused on two first year undergraduate student teachers at a small university in England and considered the relationships between their understanding of feedback as a student, their understanding of feedback as an emerging teacher, and the key influences shaping these understandings. A phenomenological case study methodology was employed with interviews as the prime method of data collection. Themes emerged as part of an Nvivo analysis, including emotional responses, relationships and dialogue, all of which appear to have impacted on the students’ conceptual understanding of feedback as indelibly shaped by its interpersonal and affective, rather than purely cognitive or ideational, dimensions. The paper therefore seeks to contribute to the wider feedback discourse by offering an analysis of empirical data. Although situated within English teacher education, there are tentative conclusions that are applicable to international teacher education and as well as higher education more generally.

Reaching to Transgress: A Critical Self-study of a Teacher Education Program

2021 ◽  
pp. 105708372110536
Author(s):  
Diana R. Dansereau ◽  
Andrew Goodrich ◽  
Karin S. Hendricks ◽  
Tawnya D. Smith ◽  
Kinh T. Vu
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Spiritual Growth ◽  
Assembly Line ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Music Teacher Education ◽  
Bell Hooks ◽  
Self Study ◽  
The Mind

Teaching to transgress, according to bell hooks, entails educators moving beyond an assembly-line approach to embrace integration of the mind, body, and spirit, and engaging in ways that honor the uniqueness of all students. The purpose of this study was to evaluate our music teacher education program in order to critically analyze how our practices may or may not transgress. In keeping with principles of S-STEP (Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices), we share the provocation for the study and its multiple overlapping stages. We present themes from the S-STEP process resulting from the data, and then reconsider those data using scholarly literature. Findings include the intellectual and spiritual growth of students and educators, and the challenges inherent in teaching to transgress within an online environment.

Knowledge, Gender and Power in Physical Education Teacher Education

1993 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doune Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
The Body ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education

This paper is part of a larger study which looked at the social construction of knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and practices in a physical education teacher education program. Through participant observations and interviews, texts of pedagogy were read in terms of their gendered discourses. Specifically the discourses associated with staffing patterns, students' physicality and body image, social interaction patterns, course knowledge, and research foci and how notions of ‘the body’ underpin these were examined. Analyses suggested that the female students were marginalised by the dominant discourses although there was resistance from some faculty and students. The conclusion is drawn that the teacher education program perpetuated masculine hegemony. It thus contributed to limiting the voice of women physical educators and the potential of all graduates to challenge the sexist structures within physical education and the teaching profession.

Using E-Learning to Globalize a Teacher Education Program

2011 ◽  
pp. 2272-2287
Author(s):  
Hilary Wilder
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Online Distance Learning ◽  
Online Distance

This case study explores the use of online distance learning technology to bring an international component to a teacher education program. By converting a course in the program into a fully online offering, the author was able include students from Namibian teacher education programs in the class along with her own students from New Jersey. The objective was to give all students a chance to interact with peers that they would not otherwise have the chance to meet, and to explore differences and commonalities in their respective education systems. This case study describes the pitfalls and successes in meeting that objective.

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