Challenges Surrounding Widening Participation and Fair Access to Initial Teacher Education: Can It Be Achieved?

Autor/in	Moran, Anne
Titel	Challenges Surrounding Widening Participation and Fair Access to Initial Teacher Education: Can It Be Achieved?
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 34 (2008) 1, S.63-77 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-7476
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teacher Education; Foreign Countries; Access to Education; Admission Criteria; Interviews; Teacher Surveys; Statistical Surveys; Job Application; Qualitative Research; Operations Research; Policy Analysis; Graduate Study; Outcomes of Education; Enrollment Management; United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Ausland; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Statistische Erhebung; Bewerbung; Qualitative Forschung; Politikfeldanalyse; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	Access to initial teacher education (ITE) across the United Kingdom continues to be significantly determined by selective entry requirements, based on prior academic qualifications. While a number of alternative routes to teacher education exist, several barriers to participation in higher education, including teacher education, still exist. Within this paper, the concept of fair access and its relevance for teacher education is examined, as well as the extent to which government initiatives, designed to widen participation, are exemplified in ITE selection processes. Quantitative data for the study were obtained from an analysis of application data from those applying for teaching, while qualitative data using semi-structured interviews with all ITE university tutors sought information about the effectiveness of current recruitment and selection arrangements, at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland, for postgraduate ITE programmes. Collectively, the data highlighted the need for more innovative, inclusive selection process if a more representative teaching workforce is to be achieved, capable of meeting the needs of increasingly diverse learners. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/default.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10