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Piloting teacher education practicum partnerships: teaching alliances for professional practice (TAPP)
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-19, 02:11 authored by John Kertesz, Jillian DowningJillian DowningThis paper reports on a practicum partnerships pilot project between local schools and a teacher preparation program in a medium sized regional university. Whilst addressing recent governmental recommendations for improvements in the teacher education practicum, the project also sought greater suitability by connecting the professional skills of experienced design technology practitioners to school capability requirements, and flexibility by moving from an established block time model to negotiation between school needs and part-time student availability. Despite some local success, the project raised questions of scalability and sustainability, and more significantly transferability to a fully online environment with geographically dispersed students. The findings have implications for providers of teacher-education programs as they seek to enhance graduate capabilities and respond to national accreditation pressures
History
Publication title
Australian Journal of Teacher EducationVolume
41Issue
12Pagination
13-24ISSN
0313-5373Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
Edith Cowan UniversityPlace of publication
AustraliaRights statement
Copyright 2016 The AuthorsRepository Status
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