Teacher Competence Frameworks in Europe: Policy-as-Discourse and Policy-as-Practice

Autor/in	Caena, Francesca
Titel	Teacher Competence Frameworks in Europe: Policy-as-Discourse and Policy-as-Practice
Quelle	In: European Journal of Education, 49 (2014) 3, S.311-331 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-8211
DOI	10.1111/ejed.12088
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Competencies; Educational Policy; Global Approach; Educational Change; Peer Teaching; Teacher Qualifications; Educational Quality; Preservice Teacher Education; Faculty Development; Role; Stakeholders; Governance; Cultural Influences; Government Role; Teaching (Occupation) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrkunst; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Globales Denken; Bildungsreform; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Lehrqualifikation; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Rollen; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Teaching; Lehrberuf
Abstract	This article analyses the growing focus on teacher competences in European policy discourse against the backdrop of global convergences in education reforms. It traces key ideas, policy recommendations, peer learning and documents which underscore the relevance of teacher quality for education improvement, as recently stressed in the European Commission Communication and Staff Working Documents "Rethinking Education". The intertwining of teacher competence frameworks with other areas of education policy is outlined--key competences in school education, the quality of initial teacher education, and the continuous professional development of teachers--teasing out reasons for their central role. Some insights from research and peer learning then explore key implications in the defining and implementing of teacher competence frameworks in national education systems. A comparative viewpoint further analyses current policy trends about teacher competences across European national contexts, in discourse and practice. In order to do so, a framework of analysis takes into account system features as key variables affecting national policy--roles and responsibilities of stakeholders, governance and education cultures, and the status of the teaching profession. Across the variety of policy practices, the analysis endeavours to trace some emerging patterns and trends, highlighting paradigmatic national examples, with some food for thought. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10