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Thompson, Ian; Willemse, Martijn; Mutton, Trevor; Burn, Katharine; De Bruïne, Erica – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2018
Collaboration with parents is widely regarded as important in the education of children and young people, yet teachers rarely feel sufficiently prepared for this task. Several studies indicate that initial teacher education (ITE) programmes struggle to address issues of family-school partnerships (FSP). Our purpose in this study was to assess…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, National Surveys, National Curriculum, Teacher Educators
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Mutton, Trevor; Burn, Katharine; Thompson, Ian – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2018
The few studies conducted in Europe to date suggest that little attention is paid to pre-service teacher preparation for family-school partnerships (FSP) and that many teachers feel unprepared for such work. In England there has been little research in this area but a government review of best practice in parental involvement with schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Family School Relationship, Preservice Teacher Education
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Burn, Katharine; Childs, Ann – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2016
This paper presents a comparative critique of key education and teacher education policies in England adopted by New Labour (1997-2010) and the Coalition government (2010-2015). It focuses on direct measures intended to alleviate the effects of poverty on young people's educational outcomes, and on teacher education policies with implications for…
Descriptors: Poverty, Educational Policy, Socioeconomic Status, Foreign Countries
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Burn, Katharine; Mutton, Trevor; Thompson, Ian; Ingram, Jenni; McNicholl, Jane; Firth, Roger – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2016
The introduction in England of the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) provided a stimulus to ensure that beginning teachers understand the nature of poverty and critically examine strategies used by schools seeking to overcome the barriers to academic achievement that it presents. This article explores the effects of asking student-teachers within a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Student Teachers, Poverty
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Burn, Katharine – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2006
Higher education institutions have long argued that they have a distinctive and critical role to play as partners in initial teacher education. This research offers an evaluation of this claim by exploring the contribution of higher education alongside the school-based input it is intended to complement. Using a case study approach within a…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Teacher Education, Mentors, Higher Education