ERIC Number: EJ1131106
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Dec
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-5373
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Piloting Teacher Education Practicum Partnerships: Teaching Alliances for Professional Practice (TAPP)
Kertesz, John Leslie; Downing, Jill
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v41 n12 Article 2 p13-24 Dec 2016
This paper reports on a practicum partnerships pilot project between local schools and a teacher preparation program in a medium sized regional university. Whilst addressing recent governmental recommendations for improvements in the teacher education practicum, the project also sought greater suitability by connecting the professional skills of experienced design technology practitioners to school capability requirements, and flexibility by moving from an established block time model to negotiation between school needs and part-time student availability. Despite some local success, the project raised questions of scalability and sustainability, and more significantly transferability to a fully online environment with geographically dispersed students. The findings have implications for providers of teacher-education programs as they seek to enhance graduate capabilities and respond to national accreditation pressures. [Cover title varies: "Piloting Teacher Education Practicum Partnerships: Teaching Alliances for Professional Practice (TAPP-Tas)."]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Teacher Education Programs, Practicums, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, Program Improvement, Scaling, Sustainability, Accreditation (Institutions), Vocational Education, Action Research, Teacher Placement, Classroom Techniques, Program Effectiveness
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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