A Comparative Study Investigating the Enablers and Barriers Facing Teacher Educators in a Regional University: Snapshots from 2013 and 2020

Autor/inn/en	McDonough, Sharon L.; Brandenburg, Robyn
Titel	A Comparative Study Investigating the Enablers and Barriers Facing Teacher Educators in a Regional University: Snapshots from 2013 and 2020
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 47 (2022) 12, S.93-105, Artikel 6 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Teacher Educators; Barriers; Influences; Foreign Countries; Teaching Experience; Teacher Motivation; Preservice Teacher Education; Teacher Characteristics; Faculty Development; Educational Objectives; Teaching Skills; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Ausland; Lehramtsstudiengang; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Australien
Abstract	Although the provision of initial teacher education has been the subject of more than 100 inquiries and multiple reforms, the work of those in teacher education remains under-researched. This comparative research provides two snapshots of teacher educator surveys conducted seven years apart (2013 and 2020) in a regional university in Australia. The primary aim of the research was to examine how teacher educators describe their work and goals and to identify the barriers and enablers that are present in their practice. The data were thematically coded and categorised. The outcomes highlight that personal and professional experiences do shape the goals and motivations of teacher educators; that knowledge and skills impact the ways that they enact their work, and that professional development is essential. Issues pertaining to the discipline of teacher education and an increasingly casualised workforce need to be addressed by those within and external to the profession. (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