Early Career Teachers' Perceptions of Their Preparedness To Teach "Diverse Learners": Insights from an Australian Research Project

Autor/inn/en	Rowan, Leonie; Kline, Jodie; Mayer, Diane
Titel	Early Career Teachers' Perceptions of Their Preparedness To Teach "Diverse Learners": Insights from an Australian Research Project
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42 (2017) 10, S.71-92, Artikel 5 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Beginning Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Readiness; Student Diversity; Graduate Surveys; Likert Scales; Preservice Teacher Education; Outcomes of Education; Inclusion; Statistical Significance; Mixed Methods Research; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Lehrerverhalten; Likert-Skala; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Inklusion; Australien
Abstract	In 2012, early career teachers in Queensland and Victoria (Australia) were invited to complete the Studying the Effectiveness of Teacher Education graduate survey. The survey included a "Preparation for Teaching Scale" that provided opportunities to selfreport on how well their teacher education program prepared them for 46 areas of work. Ten items addressed preparation for teaching students from diverse linguistic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, students with a wide range of abilities, and students with a disability. 971 teachers completed the Scale. On a 5 point likert scale the overall mean for the 46 items was 3.61. Mean scores for items relating to diverse learners ranged from 2.94 for preparedness to teach to linguistic diversity to 3.3 for preparedness to develop inclusive classroom. This paper presents and analyses these results in order to identify implications for schools, teachers and teacher education. (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	2020/1/01