ERIC Number: EJ1090190
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 15
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Teacher Education for Inclusive Practice--Responding to Policy
Alexiadou, Nafsika; Essex, Jane
European Journal of Teacher Education, v39 n1 p5-19 2016
This article draws on research in one teacher education course in England and examines the ways in which the programme prepares student-teachers for inclusive practice in science teaching. We frame our analysis by drawing on aspects of institutional mediation of official policy in teacher education, as well as theories around inclusion and critical pedagogy. Using data from official sources, lecture material, and interviews, we argue that in order to achieve real inclusion in teacher education programmes, we need pedagogies of praxis that move beyond (and sometimes against) the official policy definitions of inclusion, and draw instead on a more critical approach to the formation of future professionals.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Inclusion, Educational Policy, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Praxis, Accountability, Student Teachers, Case Studies, Ability Grouping
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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