The Weaving of a Tapestry: A Metaphor for Teacher Education Curriculum Development

Autor/in	Simon, Susan E
Titel	The Weaving of a Tapestry: A Metaphor for Teacher Education Curriculum Development
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 38 (2013) 8, Artikel 6 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Teacher Education; Curriculum Development; Figurative Language; Foreign Countries; Accountability; Standards; Teacher Educators; Program Development; Teacher Education Programs; Accreditation (Institutions); Advertising; Social Justice; Inclusion; Capacity Building; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Ausland; Verantwortung; Standard; Teacher education; Education; Programmplanung; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Werbung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Inklusion; Australien
Abstract	Teacher educators rightfully dream of delivering inspiring programs to benefit future teachers and the students they will in turn inspire. However, in the current teacher education environment in Australia, the artisan's craft of weaving rich texture and producing a masterpiece is potentially over-shadowed by the educational administrator's continual focus on the mapping of professional standards to produce an accreditation-worthy product. Responding to increased accountability, teacher educators at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, embarked on re-developing programs utilising a process akin to tapestry weaving. This metaphor enriched contributors' understanding of the complex process of teacher education program re-development and it reflected qualities associated with the emergence of a tapestry, including artistic blocks and changing perspectives, agendas and anticipated outcomes. (Contains 5 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10