Teacher Education for the Middle Years of Schooling: Sustaining Quality Middle Level Preparation in Australian Universities

Autor/inn/en	Shanks, Brenda; Dowden, Tony
Titel	Teacher Education for the Middle Years of Schooling: Sustaining Quality Middle Level Preparation in Australian Universities
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40 (2015) 12, Artikel 5 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Middle School Teachers; Teacher Education Programs; Teacher Educators; Doctoral Programs; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Practicums; Program Evaluation; Barriers; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Doktorandenprogramm; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Australien
Abstract	The middle years of schooling (Years 5-9) has emerged as a significant field of educational research in the last two decades but investigation of specialised approaches to middle level teacher education has received little attention. The rationale for specialised programs or units is that middle level teachers require specific preparation to be able to meet the educational needs of young adolescents (10-15 years old). This article draws from a doctoral study in which three outstanding teacher educators, with responsibility for middle level teacher education in their Australian universities, were interviewed about their programs (Shanks, 2010). The article identifies and discusses a number of factors that threaten the viability of quality middle level teacher preparation. (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	2020/1/01