ERIC Number: EJ1133990
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 14
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Raising the Standard: Contradictions in the Theory of Student-Teacher Learning
Douglas, Alaster Scott
European Journal of Teacher Education, v40 n2 p157-170 2017
This article offers a critical examination of the use of teachers' standards for student-teachers in teacher education in England. Using an illustrative data example of student-teachers working in a school department setting, benefits of a cultural historical activity theory analysis are forwarded. The example highlights shortcomings in the current education of student-teachers which is in transition owing to changes in English teacher education policy. Focusing heavily on meeting required teachers' standards, the school teaching practice in the research example does not encourage student-teachers or teachers to develop their understanding of teaching. Neither is the context of the teacher education work taken into account nor personal views of participants. Ways of analysing experiences recognising the influence of schools in affecting the kinds of learning available to student-teachers are needed in England in order to increase understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of different approaches to school-based teacher education.
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Teachers, Standards, Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Theories, Cultural Context, Ethnography, Participant Observation, Qualitative Research
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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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