Science Teacher Education in Australia: Initiatives and Challenges to Improve the Quality of Teaching

Autor/inn/en	Treagust, David F.; Won, Mihye; Petersen, Jacinta; Wynne, Georgie
Titel	Science Teacher Education in Australia: Initiatives and Challenges to Improve the Quality of Teaching
Quelle	In: Journal of Science Teacher Education, 26 (2015) 1, S.81-98 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1046-560X
DOI	10.1007/s10972-014-9410-3
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Educational Policy; Science Teachers; Teacher Education Programs; Teacher Qualifications; National Curriculum; Science Curriculum; Program Effectiveness; Science Tests; Accountability; Teacher Effectiveness; Educational Quality; Politics of Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrqualifikation; Verantwortung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Educational policy; Australien
Abstract	In this article, we describe how teachers in the Australian school system are educated to teach science and the different qualifications that teachers need to enter the profession. The latest comparisons of Australian students in international science assessments have brought about various accountability measures to improve the quality of science teachers at all levels. We discuss the issues and implications of government initiatives in preservice and early career teacher education programs, such as the implementation of national science curriculum, the stricter entry requirements to teacher education programs, an alternative pathway to teaching and the measure of effectiveness of teacher education programs. The politicized discussion and initiatives to improve the quality of science teacher education in Australia are still unfolding as we write in 2014. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01