Connecting for Innovation: Four Universities Collaboratively Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Teach in Rural and Remote Western Australia

Autor/inn/en	Trinidad, Sue; Sharplin, Elaine; Ledger, Sue; Broadley, Tania
Titel	Connecting for Innovation: Four Universities Collaboratively Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Teach in Rural and Remote Western Australia
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Rural Education, 29 (2014) 2, (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-0670
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Education; Field Experience Programs; Teacher Educators; Rural Areas; Curriculum Development; Communities of Practice; Preservice Teachers; Placement; Rural Education; Action Research; Interviews; Cooperation; Practicums; Field Trips; Demography; Questionnaires; Context Effect; Student Diversity; Rural Environment; Social Environment; Reflection; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Praxisnahes Lernen; Teacher education; Education; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Community; Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Projektforschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Co-operation; Kooperation; Practicum; Praktika; Exkursion; Demografie; Fragebogen; Ländliches Milieu; Soziales Umfeld; Australien
Abstract	In 2010 a group of teacher educators from four universities, experienced in rural and remote education, formed the Tertiary Educators Rural, Regional and Remote Network (TERRR Network). The collaborative goal was to improve the quality of graduates taking appointments beyond the metropolitan areas of Western Australia. The TERRR Network developed a research project to improve the capacity of universities to prepare teachers for employment in rural and remote locations. A range of outcomes emerged from the project, including: 1) the development of seven rural and remote-oriented curricula modules linked to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers; 2) a cross-institutional field experience, and; 3) the development of a community of practice involving the Department of Education, universities and schools to address the logistical implications of placing pre-service students in rural and remote locations. This paper reports on the five phases of the project design, with a focus on learning in the field and concludes with reflections on the collaborative process used by the four universities in order to ensure that research evidence informs future policy and program development. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Penn State University College of Education, Center on Rural Education and Communities. 310B Rackley Building, University Park, PA 16802. Tel: 814-863-2031; Web site: http://www.jrre.psu.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10