The quality of vocational teachers: teacher education, institutional roles and professional reality.

Autor/in	Grollmann, Philipp
Titel	The quality of vocational teachers: teacher education, institutional roles and professional reality.
Quelle	In: European educational research journal, 7 (2008) 4, S. 535-547Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-9041
DOI	10.2304/eerj.2008.7.4.535
Schlagwörter	Erfahrung; Lehrer; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerfortbildung; Wissenserwerb; Berufsbildung; Professionalisierung; Berufsbildendes Schulwesen; Berufsschule; Internationaler Vergleich; Praxis; Qualitätssicherung; Status; Asien; Brasilien; China; Deutschland; Dänemark; Europa; Frankreich; Gemeinschaft Unabhängiger Staaten; Großbritannien; Japan; Niederlande; Nordamerika; Norwegen; Schweiz; Südamerika; Türkei; USA; Österreich
Abstract	What are quality vocational teachers? This article analyzes the different factors exerting an influence on the professional knowledge, practices and performance of teaching staff involved in technical and vocational education and training (TVET). The international variety of vocational teacher education patterns, profiles and recruitment practices is presented. Any assessment of the quality of teachers' work, be it in theory or practice, needs to be considered against the background of the institutional environment in which they practise. Hence, some common trends of institutional change within vocational education are introduced. Most particularly here, the author focuses on the professional reality of vocational teachers as made manifest in the conjoined elements of the knowledge of teachers and professional cultures. In doing so, the author draws on some empirical exemplars. The author shows how closely teacher education and the institutional contexts are entwined in the minds of teachers as well as in professional cultures. Finally, some conclusions are drawn as to what this implies for high-quality vocational teacher education and recruitment. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2010/4