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How do teacher educators use professional standards in their practice?
Bourke, Terri Ryan, Mary Ould, Paul
Bourke, Terri
Ryan, Mary
Ould, Paul
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Abstract
In many countries, the professional standards agenda in education continues to colonize teacher preparation through accreditation processes. This study investigates the lived experiences of teacher educators working within this increasingly accredited environment. Discourse analytic techniques determine the dominant discourses experienced by teacher educators regarding standards in their practice. These discourses are cross-analyzed with the relevant accreditation document and academic literature around standards. Findings reveal that teacher educators use standards developmentally but more predominantly in a compliant fashion with a degree of resistance. The authors recommend more productive uses of standards to enhance the quality of teacher education practices.
Keywords
accreditation, discourse analysis, teacher education, standards
Date
2018
Type
Journal article
Journal
Teaching and Teacher Education
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Volume
75
Issue
Page Range
83-92
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ACU Department
Faculty of Education and Arts
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All rights reserved
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