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School-University Partnerships and Enhancing Pre-service Teacher Understanding of Community
Nailer, Sarah Ryan, Josephine Mary
Nailer, Sarah
Ryan, Josephine Mary
Abstract
Partnerships in teacher education are a priority for governments, universities and schools with widespread belief in the importance of working together. There are many potential benefits to working collaboratively and this chapter explores the reasons for involvement and perceived benefits for participants in this school-university partnership in Melbourne, Victoria. Interview data from participants reveal their desire to be involved in a partnership to develop ongoing and long-term relationships. Participants highlighted the importance of pre-service teachers (PSTs) gaining knowledge and understanding of the community in which the school was situated. PSTs identified their involvement in the designated tutorial group as central to their positive experiences as first-year undergraduate students in a Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts as it gave them a sense of belonging. Participants from all participant groups indicate a desire to deepen the partnership and strengthen the ties for mutual benefit.
Keywords
education, teachers, school, university
Date
2021
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Book chapter
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Third International Handbook of Globalisation, Education and Policy Research
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879-893
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ACU Department
School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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