Investigation of Non-Academic Characteristics Used for Selection Entry of Pre-Service Teachers into Higher Education Courses

Autor/inn/en	Wyatt, Janine E.; O'Neill, Michael
Titel	Investigation of Non-Academic Characteristics Used for Selection Entry of Pre-Service Teachers into Higher Education Courses
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 47 (2022) 12, S.20-36 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preservice Teachers; Teacher Selection; Teacher Characteristics; Preservice Teacher Education; Personality Traits; Graduate Students; Employment Potential; Principals; Administrator Attitudes; Soft Skills; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Principal; Schulleiter; Australien
Abstract	Education reform is prioritised in most countries. In 2014, the Australian federal government established the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group with a mandate to improve initial teacher education (ITE) to better prepare new teachers for the classroom. One recommendation involved higher education providers selecting ITE candidates who possessed the required academic skills and nonacademic characteristics to become successful teachers. This study investigates the prevalence and impact of non-academic characteristics among first-year graduates, using insights from principals in Western Australian public schools. According to the available literature, the link between non-academic characteristics in the ITE selection process and student outcomes and teacher employment is not clearly established. Principals confirmed first year graduates possessing the required non-academic characteristics impacted on student learning and were more employable. (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	2024/1/01