Partnership and Progress: Teacher Mentoring in United Kingdom Teacher Education (Primary).

Hegarty, Phil; Simco, Neil

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ517119

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0162-6620

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Partnership and Progress: Teacher Mentoring in United Kingdom Teacher Education (Primary).

Hegarty, Phil; Simco, Neil

Action in Teacher Education, v17 n2 p69-75 Sum 1995

The initial training of the United Kingdom's primary teachers is undergoing major restructuring. This article analyzes the main strands of these changes over the last 10 years, examining both the politicization of teacher education and the development of theoretical perspectives that reveal the complexity of the nature of professional knowledge. (SM)

Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Mentors, Politics of Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Student Teaching, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A