Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Teacher training

Southern Cross University

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Teacher Education and Professional Development

Teachers For The Future: An Unmet Need, David Lynch May 2013

Teachers For The Future: An Unmet Need, David Lynch

David Lynch

In 2000 Central Queensland University conducted the first major review and redevelopment of its teacher education programs. Consequently the Bachelor of Learning Management (or BLM) came into being. A central premise of the BLM was the concept of graduate teachers having a ‘futures orientation’. In this article the results of a study into the perceptions of mentors and graduate teachers, with respect to a futures orientation, are reported.


Examining The Bachelor Of Education: Mentor's Perceptions Of Student/Teacher Performance, David Lynch, Tony Yeigh Jan 2013

Examining The Bachelor Of Education: Mentor's Perceptions Of Student/Teacher Performance, David Lynch, Tony Yeigh

David Lynch

Teacher education in Australia has been the subject of numerous reviews over recent decades. Each report has highlighted the problematic nature of the current model of teacher education in Australia. In this chapter mentor attitudes to the Bachelor of Education program are examined for points of reference.