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Teacher education and the targeting of disadvantage
Burnett, Bruce Lampert, Jo
Burnett, Bruce
Lampert, Jo
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Abstract
This paper outlines the Exceptional Teachers for Disadvantaged Schools (ETDS) project which began in June 2010 with the aim of developing and documenting an Australian university-based teacher education program specifically focusing on the preparation of high quality teachers for the disadvantaged school sector. ETDS constitutes a novel model of teacher education targeting disadvantaged schooling in that the selection of participating pre-service teachers has been based on their proven academic performance over the first 2 years of their 4-year Bachelor of Education degree. ETDS has established a modified curriculum that better supports the on-campus training of this cohort while also targeting the role of field experience within partner disadvantaged school settings. This paper offers a rationale for the model, unpacks its various phases and provides a justification of the model’s selection criteria based on high academic achievement.
Keywords
Teacher Education, Teacher Quality, Disadvantaged Schools
Date
2011
Type
Journal article
Journal
Creative Education
Book
Volume
2
Issue
5
Page Range
446-451
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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Open Access Status
Open access
License
CC BY 4.0
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Open