TY - JOUR
T1 - Research capacity and initial teacher education reform
T2 - Irish experiences, international perspectives
AU - Gleeson, Jim
AU - Sugrue, Ciaran
AU - O'Flaherty, Joanne
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/2/1
Y1 - 2017/2/1
N2 - As globalisation intensifies and economies struggle to address ‘austerity’, educational reform continues unabated. In the case of initial teacher education (ITE) the pendulum swings between practice and research with a growing emphasis on teacher educators' expertise. International ITE discourses provide an important context for recent Irish policy and reforms. Against this backdrop, the findings of a systematic study of the research capabilities and activities of ITE faculty are critically analysed and discussed. The evidence indicates a considerable mismatch between policy intentions and teacher educators' current capacities. Policy implications are identified and discussed and their possible significance for other systems considered.
AB - As globalisation intensifies and economies struggle to address ‘austerity’, educational reform continues unabated. In the case of initial teacher education (ITE) the pendulum swings between practice and research with a growing emphasis on teacher educators' expertise. International ITE discourses provide an important context for recent Irish policy and reforms. Against this backdrop, the findings of a systematic study of the research capabilities and activities of ITE faculty are critically analysed and discussed. The evidence indicates a considerable mismatch between policy intentions and teacher educators' current capacities. Policy implications are identified and discussed and their possible significance for other systems considered.
KW - Initial teacher education policy
KW - Practice and reform
KW - Teacher educators' research capacity and activity
KW - Voice of teacher educators
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84999008881&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.tate.2016.11.001
DO - 10.1016/j.tate.2016.11.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84999008881
SN - 0742-051X
VL - 62
SP - 19
EP - 29
JO - Teaching and Teacher Education
JF - Teaching and Teacher Education
ER -