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A Companion to Research in Teacher EducationThe Place of Research in Teacher Education? An Analysis of the Australian Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group Report Action Now: Classroom Ready Teachers

A Companion to Research in Teacher Education: The Place of Research in Teacher Education? An... [In 2014, the Australian Commonwealth government appointed the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group (TEMAG) to investigate and make recommendations regarding initial teacher education in Australia, with the view to better preparing new teachers for the classroom. In early 2015 the TEMAG report, Action Now: Classroom Ready Teachers, was released. An overriding concern within this document was the need for pre-service teachers to be ‘classroom ready’ upon graduation. In this chapter, we provide a critique of the notion of classroom readiness. Underpinning our critique is the assumption that teaching is an intellectual exercise requiring constant informed and complex decision making. These decisions require knowing about curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and a knowledge and understanding of students and their backgrounds.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Companion to Research in Teacher EducationThe Place of Research in Teacher Education? An Analysis of the Australian Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group Report Action Now: Classroom Ready Teachers

Editors: Peters, Michael A.; Cowie, Bronwen; Menter, Ian

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Publisher
Springer Singapore
Copyright
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
ISBN
978-981-10-4073-3
Pages
637 –650
DOI
10.1007/978-981-10-4075-7_43
Publisher site
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Abstract

[In 2014, the Australian Commonwealth government appointed the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group (TEMAG) to investigate and make recommendations regarding initial teacher education in Australia, with the view to better preparing new teachers for the classroom. In early 2015 the TEMAG report, Action Now: Classroom Ready Teachers, was released. An overriding concern within this document was the need for pre-service teachers to be ‘classroom ready’ upon graduation. In this chapter, we provide a critique of the notion of classroom readiness. Underpinning our critique is the assumption that teaching is an intellectual exercise requiring constant informed and complex decision making. These decisions require knowing about curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and a knowledge and understanding of students and their backgrounds.]

Published: May 3, 2017

Keywords: Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group (TEMAG); Classroom Preparation; Initial Teacher Education Programmes; Australian Institute For Teaching And School Leadership (AITSL); Rich Research Environment

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