A 'Partnership in Teaching Excellence': ways in which one school-university partnership has fostered teacher development
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-17, 16:37authored byAllen, JM, Kerry Howells, Radford, R
This paper reports on some of the factors that contribute to an effective partnership between an urban Australian university and a State Department of Education. The partnership, currently in its third year of implementation, entails as a key purpose the development of school Centres of Excellence which contribute to the preparation of pre-service teachers. The foundational aims of the partnership include addressing the gap between theory and practice, facilitating pre-service teacher recruitment and providing a guarantee of future employment for identified Faculty of Education students through the provision of pre-service teacher scholarships. Data for the study were collected via two program reviews, conducted at the end of the first and third years of the program. Findings point to ways in which the partnership has enhanced pre-service teacher engagement and learning and also indicate ways in which partners in both institutions might further strengthen the partnership.
History
Publication title
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
Volume
41
Pagination
99-110
ISSN
1359-866X
Department/School
Faculty of Education
Publisher
Routledge
Place of publication
Australia
Rights statement
Copyright 2013 Australian Teacher Education Association