Valuing initial teacher education at Master’s level [PDF]
The future of Master’s-level work in initial teacher education (ITE) in England seems uncertain. Whilst the coalition government has expressed support for Master’s-level work, its recent White Paper focuses on teaching skills as the dominant form of professional development.
Clare Brooks +3 more
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Reflecting on Ethical Processes and Dilemmas in Doctoral Research
This paper discusses ethical dilemmas from an early-career researcher perspective, drawing upon doctoral research experiences—my own. The doctoral study involved life-history interviews with five primary-school-teacher mothers.
Aimee Quickfall
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This three-year longitudinal case study focused on the deployment of mobile technology in the form of tablet computers (iPads), during Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE).
Karen Blackmore, Lisbet Rønningsbakk
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Investigating Arabic teachers’ perceptions of extensive reading practices in higher education
This study investigated Arabic teachers’ perceptions of the practice of extensive reading (ER) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study was conducted as part of an interdisciplinary research project at one of the largest higher education institutions
Tania Al Aghar +4 more
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Initial Teacher Education X Inclusive Education: Challenges and Possibilities
Throughout the history of inclusive education, many perceptions have shaped it. Thus, through research in this educational field, studies have contributed to the implementation of major milestones and legal events that have come to guide the reality of ...
Vitória Dietrich Soares +1 more
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Developing mindfulness in children through participation in music activities
The vast majority of young South African children grow up in socially- and economicallychallenging settings. These impeding conditions hamper their intellectual growth and affect their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.
Christina Auerbach, Aletta C. Delport
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Educational Research Within the Curricula of Initial Teacher Education: The Case of Slovenia
Professional learning is a continuum starting in initial teacher education and persisting throughout the teacher’s career. Initial teacher education programmes should therefore prepare prospective teachers for professional learning via research.
Tina Štemberger
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Scarcely visible? Analysing initial teacher education research and the Research Excellence Framework
In the UK, the Research Excellence Framework is a mechanism used for ranking the quality of research in higher education institutions. While there has been analysis of the entire Research Excellence Framework, and of the Education unit of assessment ...
Andrew Clapham +3 more
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Successful Integration of Virtual Worlds in Learning Environments: A Case Study of a Supportive Learning Ecosystem [PDF]
Background: Using virtual worlds with students and faculty in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) can provide exciting opportunities to develop innovative pedagogies. This work can begin in the ITE courses and filter into K-12 classrooms.
Lisa Jacka
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Towards decolonising teacher education: Reimagining the relationship between theory and praxis
We live in a dynamic world, characterised by major economic, technological and social change. Decolonising teacher education is embedded in a critical approach that aims to create counterhegemonic intellectual spaces in which new worldviews can unfold ...
Heloise Sathorar, Deidre Geduld
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