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Churchward, Peter; Willis, Jill – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2023
Teacher quality is not often defined but can be understood through the way that policies and expectations for teaching quality are talked about and talked into being. How do early career teachers (ECTs) navigate high expectations of becoming quality teachers, especially when there are several discourses of quality, some prominent and others less…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development
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Willis, Jill; Crosswell, Leanne; Morrison, Chad; Gibson, Andrew; Ryan, Mary – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2017
Many early-career teachers (ECTs) begin their teaching careers in rural and remote schools in Australia, and do not stay long, with consequences for their own lives, and for their students, schools and communities. By understanding how first-year ECTs navigate personal (subjective) and contextual (objective) conditions, opportunities to disrupt…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Rural Schools, Rural Education
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Selkrig, Mark; Keamy, Kim – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
There is an inherent expectation that educators will work towards continuously improving their practice and quality of teaching. Underpinning this expectation is an assumption that educators also engage in the process of reflection. In this article, we begin by outlining the current tensions in the field of education that relate to managerialist…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Interprofessional Relationship, Collegiality, Preservice Teacher Education
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Simpson, Tracy; Hastings, Wendy; Hill, Bob – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2007
This paper reports the findings of a qualitative case study of the benefits for teachers undertaking the role of mentor/supervisor in pre-service teacher education programmes. The research has a particular focus on school-based teacher educators working in rural and/or isolated communities and uncovers the role of reflection associated with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reflective Teaching, Mentors, Preservice Teacher Education
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Carter, David – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2005
This evaluation-research feasibility study piloted the creation of a technology-mediated managed learning environment (MLE) involving the implementation of one of a new generation of instructionally driven management information systems (IMISs). The system, and supporting information and communications technology (ICT) was employed to support…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Practicum Supervision, Information Management, Educational Environment