Supporting the Professional Development of 'Hybrid' Teacher Educators in the Further Education Sector

Autor/inn/en	Perry, Emily; Boodt, Sarah
Titel	Supporting the Professional Development of 'Hybrid' Teacher Educators in the Further Education Sector
Quelle	In: Teacher Education Advancement Network Journal, 11 (2019) 2, S.60-71 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2054-5266
Schlagwörter	Teacher Educators; Teachers; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Program Effectiveness; Self Efficacy; Communities of Practice; Teacher Role; Preservice Teacher Education; Adult Education; Postsecondary Education; Mentors; Technology Uses in Education; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ausland; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Community; Lehrerrolle; Lehramtsstudiengang; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	Teacher educators are crucial for the quality of the teaching workforce and therefore to the outcomes of learners. However, teachers frequently become teacher educators with little or no professional development to support them in these roles. In this paper we report on a professional development programme which aimed to address this gap in provision for practitioners operating in the dual role of teacher and teacher educator in the Further Education and Skills sector in England. Using evaluative data from interviews and questionnaires, we found that the programme was successful in supporting a diverse group of participants to reflect on and develop their practice. It increased participants' confidence in their roles as teacher educators, by supporting learning about the practice of teacher education. Participants valued a sense of belonging to a community of learning. Reflecting participants' dual roles as teachers and teacher educators, they applied learning to their practice in multiple ways with colleagues, beginning teachers and with students. Our findings contribute to understanding the ways in which practitioners in 'hybrid' roles as teacher and teacher educators can be supported, and offer a model through which this can be provided, across all phases of education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Cumbria. LED Research Centre, Fusehill Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, England CA1 2HH. Tel: +44-1228-616338; Web site: http://ojs.cumbria.ac.uk/index.php/TEAN
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01