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Problems In Teaching Philosophy Of Education, M. A. B. Degenhardt Jan 1986

Problems In Teaching Philosophy Of Education, M. A. B. Degenhardt

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Those of us who teach philosophy of education can hardly be happy with the present state of our subject. On many counts now the energetic optimism of a decade or two ago just seems misplaced. Of course there have been considerable achievements, but much is wrong and badly wrong. The abundance, diversity and quality of literature that marks a healthy discipline is not yet in evidence, educational leaders and top decision makers take little heed of philosophical counsel, eminent educational philosophers are questioning the place of theoretical disciplines in teacher education, declining members of philosophy of education societies seem to …

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Preservice Classroom Experiences : The Cooperating Teacher's Role, Chester H. Laine, Sadar A. Tanveer Jan 1986

Preservice Classroom Experiences : The Cooperating Teacher's Role, Chester H. Laine, Sadar A. Tanveer

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

There was a time when we used to have student teaching as the only classroom experience for an individual who wanted to be a teacher. Such experiences were generally arranged during the last quarter or semester of the person's college: education In these situations, it was a matter of completing it whether one liked it or not. Following this pattern of teacher training we turned out many teachers for whom teaching may not have been a number one priority. Currently, practical school experiences are provided starting in the freshman year. State of Ohio 1980 guidelines require that preservice teachers complete …

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Exhibition Of The Mathematical 'Reversal Error' By Final-Year Secondary-Teacher Trainees, Martin Cooper Jan 1986

Exhibition Of The Mathematical 'Reversal Error' By Final-Year Secondary-Teacher Trainees, Martin Cooper

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

A mathematical error which involves the reversal of natural referents for symbols is displayed to a substantial degree by high school teachers and university staff among others. It has been shown, moreover, that the phenomenon is difficult to correct by teaching methods. In the present study, a sample of final-year pre-service Education students destined for secondary-school teaching was asked to write a short verbal statement giving the same information as a simple algebraic equation and to construct an equation corresponding to a simple statement printed in plain language. A substantial proportion of students displayed reversal in both equation-interpretation and equation-formation …

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Foundation Studies And Multicultural Education: Implications For Tertiary Institutions, Rosa Madigan, John Madigan Jan 1986

Foundation Studies And Multicultural Education: Implications For Tertiary Institutions, Rosa Madigan, John Madigan

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

A review of the literature shows that most educators agree with two principles underlying most points of view with regard to multicultural education. These are: The right of children to identify with a particular culture within the broader context of Australian society, The need to educate all children not only towards a degree of tolerance and understanding of other cultures, but also to appreciate that it can be profitable to accommodate some of the points of view of other cultures.

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Amalgamation From The Perspective Of College Council: The Case Of The Western Australian College Of Advanced Education, Paige Porter Jan 1986

Amalgamation From The Perspective Of College Council: The Case Of The Western Australian College Of Advanced Education, Paige Porter

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

When considering institutional amalgamations in tertiary education one is reminded of a typical subtitle in introductory anthropology texts: "Man The Problem Solver" (apologies to feminists). What the section usually goes on to discuss is how humans (supposedly unlike "lower" forms of life) use their intelligence to solve, in the first instance, the "problems" of nature, and at later stages the problems that result from human solutions to the problems of nature. Politically imposed tertiary amalgamation policy resembles nothing if not the creation of solutions guaranteed to create problems, the solution of which will create further problems and so on. There …

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Theory Into Practice In A Sociology Of Education Course, David Battersby, Peter D. K. Ramsay Jan 1986

Theory Into Practice In A Sociology Of Education Course, David Battersby, Peter D. K. Ramsay

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

A prime criticism of teacher education is that it fails to prepare students for what lies ahead - namely, their life as a teacher. Indeed, Fuller and Brown (1975) go so far as to comment that teacher training may be orthogonal to the teacher. The major reason for this, it seems, is that college programmes and university courses do not appear to be relevant to student needs. This situation, according to many, is partly the fault of lecturers who may be out of touch with the reality of school life, and what it means to be a teacher in the …

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What Happened To The National Review Of Teacher Education?, Lawrence Ingvarson Jan 1986

What Happened To The National Review Of Teacher Education?, Lawrence Ingvarson

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Inquiries and reviews of teacher education have occurred with remarkable regularity in Australia over recent years. What is also remarkable about these often major and expensive enterprises is how regularly their recommendations have been deflected or ignored.

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Case Study Experience Of A Collaborative And Responsible Form Of Professional Development For Teachers, John Smyth, Colin Henry Jan 1985

Case Study Experience Of A Collaborative And Responsible Form Of Professional Development For Teachers, John Smyth, Colin Henry

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

The argument in this paper is that teachers' interpretations and theories about what works in classrooms, can and should constitute the basis of change. Teachers have the capacity to engage in practical reflection through collaboration that enriches their sense of what is feasible and possible as well as transforming their understanding of those realities. Critical reflection, however, requires various forms of assistance, and in this case it occurred through the provision of a paradigm, the Cogan (1973)/Goldhammer (1969) notion of clinical supervision.

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The Rhetoric And Reality Of Teacher Education: Towards A Praxis Model, John Smith Jan 1985

The Rhetoric And Reality Of Teacher Education: Towards A Praxis Model, John Smith

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

The preparation of teachers has unfortunately been characterised by a distinction between the theory and practice of educating. Historical antecedents such as the justifiable move away from teacher training approaches have resulted in a de-emphasis of practice. The preparation of teachers has become an academic study at the expense of teaching experience. Current models of teacher preparation are, as a result, discipline oriented rather than practice-referenced. It is argued in this paper that there are some difficulties in operationalising such models; in fact, it is argued that the rhetoric sustaining such models is not at all a portrayal of the …

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Lecturer Attitudes Towards Teacher Trainees In A New South Wales College - 1955 And 1985, W. O. Newman, M. D. Mackie Jan 1985

Lecturer Attitudes Towards Teacher Trainees In A New South Wales College - 1955 And 1985, W. O. Newman, M. D. Mackie

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

All who have worked in teacher education institutions for any length of time will know that significant changes have occurred in the way in which lecturers relate to their students and the sorts of behaviour which they expect from them. One hears lecturers speak of "the good old days", especially when irritated by some particularly liberal student behaviour or some seemingly cavalier student attitude, but it would be unusual to find someone who genuinely believes that the "old days" were better than the "new" . It occurred to us that it would be an interesting exercise to look at some …

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Management, Organisations And Effectiveness: A Literature Review Of This Area With An Emphasis On Schools And Educational Institutions, Michael W. Small Jan 1985

Management, Organisations And Effectiveness: A Literature Review Of This Area With An Emphasis On Schools And Educational Institutions, Michael W. Small

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Identifying and measuring the concept of effectiveness in an organisational setting has been a major concern for many years. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the more recent research literature on the topic of organisational effectiveness, and to present some of the current ways that have been tried in an endeavour to measure this idea. Many researchers have tried to define what "organisational effectiveness" means, but while they have stated that they know "effectiveness" when they see it, they cannot really provide an adequate definition of the term. One of the difficulties, according to Cameron and …

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An Exploratory, Cross-Cultural Study Of Sociopsychological Variables (Opi) Comparing Selective American, Canadian, Hawaiian And Philippine College Students In Education Faculties, David Whittaker Jan 1985

An Exploratory, Cross-Cultural Study Of Sociopsychological Variables (Opi) Comparing Selective American, Canadian, Hawaiian And Philippine College Students In Education Faculties, David Whittaker

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

To the psychologist interested in cross-cultural studies and higher education in general, and college students more specifically, attitudes and belief systems can be seen as being fundamental in order to appreciate and understand any person, subculture or society. "Attitudes" denote the way in which people "feel" about aspects of the world in which they live, and "beliefs" the way they "think" about them. These terms are. of course, hypothetical constructs - as is "personality" under which they are subsumed. How such variables are defined, the theoretical traditions on which they are based, and the conceptualisations of personality which is adopted …

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Research And Reconstruction In Teacher Education - Editorial Introduction, Tony Fielding Jan 1985

Research And Reconstruction In Teacher Education - Editorial Introduction, Tony Fielding

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

In 1983 this Journal published a paper outlining a model of teacher development (Fielding, 1983). The model employed concepts drawn from personal Construct Psychology (Kelly, 1955). Kellyian concepts were chosen because it was thought they affirmed the model's basic assumption that human experience may be and frequently is both non-deterministic in character and non-functionalist in its outcomes for individuals.

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Teacher Knowledge Part 1: Unstopping The Dam, J. W. Mcqualter Jan 1985

Teacher Knowledge Part 1: Unstopping The Dam, J. W. Mcqualter

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Research on teachers and their teaching aims at understanding what it means to teach. Such research is conducted in a variety of ways. Major users of its findings are teacher educators. It is hoped that the research findings will provide a knowledge base for teacher education programmes often characterised as being more whimsical than rational. There are two basic views of the process of becoming a teacher: "master the model" or "model the master" (Stones, 1972). Both views stress institutional conformity, draw upon institutionalised knowledge and aim at developing technical skill rather than professional competency. The intention of this paper …

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Teacher Knowledge Part 2: Personal Construct Theory As The Basis Of A Methodology To Study Teaching, J. W. Mcqualter Jan 1985

Teacher Knowledge Part 2: Personal Construct Theory As The Basis Of A Methodology To Study Teaching, J. W. Mcqualter

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

In the previous paper, Teacher Knowledge Part 1; Unstopping the Dam, the suggestion was made that a methodology based on Personal Construct Theory (PCT) could be used to explore and develop a new model of teacher professional development prepared by Fielding (1983). Two questions were asked. What is this methodology? How can it be used to explore and develop Fielding's model? The second question was dealt with in the earlier paper. The first is the subject of this paper. The intention here is threefold; firstly, to describe the theory of personal constructs, originated by Kelly (1955) and elaborated by Fransella …

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The Ideology Of Pedogogy: The Right And The Left Of It!, Colin Symes Jan 1985

The Ideology Of Pedogogy: The Right And The Left Of It!, Colin Symes

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

"No doubt real education could only flourish only after the Revolution, when its importance would be generally recognised and when educators would be honoured and respected by the community, but something could be honourably achieved even now. He must try to do his job as effectively as the existing educational conditions and his own limitations allowed. Though he would not without inviting the sack introduce revolutionary politics directly into his teaching, he could aim at propagating humane ideas and getting his pupils to think".

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Professionalism And Professional Status: Contrasting Aspects Of The Teacher Role, Ken Shaw Jan 1985

Professionalism And Professional Status: Contrasting Aspects Of The Teacher Role, Ken Shaw

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

When teachers talk about themselves as professionals two related, but at bottom different, ideas are involved, The first is that of a skilled performance, a practical competence within a sector of activity, underpinned by theory, but essentially the outcome of study, formation, and a lengthy period of immersion in a "technik" : classroom teaching and all that goes with it, including all relevant aspects of belonging as a full practicing member to a school or college, The second idea is that of professional status, This is an aspiration or a claim, to some extent realised, to enjoy certain privileges, social …

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The Move Towards The Accreditation Of Teacher Education Courses In England And Wales, David R. Mcnamara Jan 1985

The Move Towards The Accreditation Of Teacher Education Courses In England And Wales, David R. Mcnamara

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

In recent years there has been a significant change in the nature of Government (as mediated by the Department of Education and Science - DES) involvement in initial teacher training 1-c9- in England and Wales. Traditionally government has rightly concerned itself with the "manpower problem" of ensuring that the numbers of teachers in training relates to the demands for new teachers by employing authorities and with the "institutional problem" of determining the types of institutions which exist to provide teacher training, how they are organised within the higher education system, and how they are financed. The content of teacher training …

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Teacher Curriculum: A Failed Paradigm Of Practise And Proceedure, D. M. Cavanagh Jan 1985

Teacher Curriculum: A Failed Paradigm Of Practise And Proceedure, D. M. Cavanagh

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

An examination of recent literature concerning teacher training suggests that in many parts of the western world it is constantly under review. Major Reports (Martin: 1964; Bell: 1971;James: 1972; The Senate: 1972; Williams: 1979; Coffey: 1980; Auchmuty: 1980) and the popular press have written and continue to write about various aspects of the teachers life. Some of these are anlyses of what is the case, others are about what could be the case whilst others dwell on the shortcomings of the teaching profession. The U.K. for example has its infamous Black Papers whilst in Australia the same concepts concerning standards …

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Proceedings Of The Tenth Annual Conference Of The Science Education Association Of Western Australia : Western Australian College Of Advanced Education, Perth, October 1984, Science Education Association Jan 1984

Proceedings Of The Tenth Annual Conference Of The Science Education Association Of Western Australia : Western Australian College Of Advanced Education, Perth, October 1984, Science Education Association

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Philosophy A Frill?, L. Stott Jan 1984

Philosophy A Frill?, L. Stott

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Because philosophy of education courses are viewed by mlny as being impractical, an academic frill, they are vulnerable to elimination from teacher preparation programs as faculties of education struggle with current fiscal pressures. Philosophy of education courses, as I conceive them, deal with the question of overriding aims, and consequent key features, of education. Such courses are indeed impractical along many dimensions. However, the sense in which they are practical is of such overwhelming import to the welfare of the school system as to reduce to triviality the senses in which they are not. Intelligent student teachers insist on questioning …

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The First Year Of Teaching : A Grounded Theory - Part 1, David Battersby Jan 1984

The First Year Of Teaching : A Grounded Theory - Part 1, David Battersby

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This is the first of two papers detailing the findings from a tecent New Zealand study of the socialisation and induction of primary school teachers during their first year of teaching. Background information about this study and the methodology used, as well as a discussion of four of the seven major categories of data to emerge from the study, will constitute the basis of the present article. In the second paper, the final three categories of data will be discussed, along with the practical application the findings have for a wide range of personnel connected with the training and professional …

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Supervising Student Teachers : A Shared Responsibility, C. H. Laine, S. A. Tanveer Jan 1984

Supervising Student Teachers : A Shared Responsibility, C. H. Laine, S. A. Tanveer

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Preparing a quality future teacher is a pressing concern of teacher education institutions, school systems, and state departments of education. It is almost impossible to train effective teachers unless these educational agencies share their responsibilities in the total teacher preparation process. This is becoming a greater reality as each agency recognises its identifiable and distinct role. Student teaching is an important component of teacher preparation and is frequently taken for granted. This internship plays a significant role in the making of a teacher who has acquired confidence in short- and long-range planning, communication and classroom management. This can be done …

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United States Experience With Music The Arts Curriculum And Implications For Teacher Education, Lois N. Harrison Jan 1984

United States Experience With Music The Arts Curriculum And Implications For Teacher Education, Lois N. Harrison

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

For many years, when music was integrated into the curriculum it was done by the primary classroom teacher weaving music throughout the school experiences of the children. With careful planning, social studies, spelling, maths, art, physical education, and other curricular components were enhanced by having music contribute to broader understanding of them, and by helping to make experiences within those curricular components more interesting. The children would have opportunities to sing songs of the countries being studied in social studies, to learn spelling words and number combinations through chants or songs, to develop works of art while listening to music, …

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The Attitudes And Values Of Melbourne Adolescents Towards Schooling And The Future, Millicent E. Poole Jan 1984

The Attitudes And Values Of Melbourne Adolescents Towards Schooling And The Future, Millicent E. Poole

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

It has been long evident in the research literature that students in different countries hold quite different views about school and about learning at school (e.g. Husen, 1967; King, Moor & Mundy, 1974). Likewise, their value orientations towards life in general, as well as towards school in particular, vary (e.g. Jackson, 1968; Robinson, 1973; Himmelweit and Swift, 1969). Only recently, however, have such issues been widely researched in Australia (e.g. Anderson, 1978; Batten & Girling-Butcher, 1981). The present study explored the emerging views and perspectives of adolescent views and perspectives concerning schooling and life generally. Attitudes towards the curriculum were …

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The Personal Construction Of Teaching And Mathematics Teacher Education, J. W. Mcqualter, W. G. Warren Jan 1984

The Personal Construction Of Teaching And Mathematics Teacher Education, J. W. Mcqualter, W. G. Warren

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

With the expansion of schooling in the 1950s and 1960s there was a consequent flurry of curriculum activity. More pupils stayed longer at school and schools had to cater for a wider range of abilities and interests. New curricula were developed, old curricula revised to provide educational programmes for the changing clientele, and many curriculum projects initiated, covering all aspects of schooling. By the 1970s these curriculum projects had been evaluated and the evaluations provided new insights into the whole curriculum process. One insight of particular interest concerned the role of the teacher. What the teacher did in the classroom …

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Computers In Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs, Neil Hall Jan 1984

Computers In Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs, Neil Hall

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Clearly, there are many issues that need consideration when one seeks to analyse the role of computers in education. For example, how might computers best support the teaching/learning process given what we know about learning and teaching; what effects will computer technology have on school curriculum; how will presently employed teachers come to grips with this technological change; is all this talk about computer technology and the impact on education relevant anyway - is it more than a fad? In this paper I want to discusss the curriculum implications of computer technology for the infants and primary school. In particular …

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Teacher Education Needs Teachers : But Can The Supply Be Planned?, H. Sungaila Jan 1984

Teacher Education Needs Teachers : But Can The Supply Be Planned?, H. Sungaila

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

On the face of it planning the supply of teachers for Australian schools by estimating the supply of, and demand for, primary and secondary teachers in Government and non-Government schools seems eminently rational. With inflation curbing public spending, with political support for public spending on education eroding, with a consequent tightening of educational budgets, and a new austerity demanding that there be no surpluses - that nothmg more be produced than what is required for the purposes in hand - what more needs to be said? If educational plannmg is ratonal, and, in particular, if it is rational that forecasts …

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The Collegial Alternative, Doug Ogilvie Jan 1984

The Collegial Alternative, Doug Ogilvie

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Professionals and managers promote authoritarian ideologies which justify their claims to privileges of authority The egalitarian, collegial ideology provides a genuine alternative that is particularly relevant to educators.

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The Role And Influence Of Teachers In Relation To Student Decision Making Regarding Jobs And Careers, P. P. Lynch, W. Ramsay Jan 1984

The Role And Influence Of Teachers In Relation To Student Decision Making Regarding Jobs And Careers, P. P. Lynch, W. Ramsay

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Secondary schools in most parts of Australia now conduct work experience programmes which provide for student participation in normal conditions of work. Generally, work experience is now embedded within what is termed a 'Transition Education' programme, and usually includes elements of social studies, skills associated with job acquisition, and components designed to prepare the student for transition from school to work

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