Overview
- Contributes to current political and educational debates about quality in teacher education
- Offers multiple perspectives including those of participating academic staff, students and international partners
- Draws on stories, anecdotes and reflections of those involved in international professional experience
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
This book presents a collection of research-based narratives exploring the learning of pre-service teachers and teacher educators in a range of international professional experience (IPE) settings. The narratives, based on over 20 years of IPE managed by an Australian faculty of education, capture the lessons learnt from the IPE program from a variety of perspectives, including academic staff, pre-service teachers and in-country partners. Four key themes emerge from the narratives: identity, learning through discomfort, collaboration and relationships. At a time when critics of teacher education are arguing for more predictable, standardised programs and practices, this book advocates for richly diverse, innovative programs that better prepare the next generation of educators for teaching in a multicultural, uncertain future.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Graham Parr is an associate professor and director of Graduate Research in the Faculty of Education, Monash University. He is a fellow of the Monash Education Academy and is currently a member of the Academy’s Executive Council. His research interests include teacher education, teacher professional learning, English teaching, na
rrative in research and creativity in English education. Together with colleagues at Monash South Africa and Monash Australia, Graham co-founded and led the South African teaching practicum (2009-2012). He has published widely in international journals and books about this practicum and other teacher education initiatives he has led.
Judy Williams teaches undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of pedagogy, professional studies, professional experience, and research methods. Her particular areas of interest are teacher and teacher educator professional learning, professional ‘becoming,’ reflective practice, self-study of teacher education practices, and professional experience. Judy has worked on establishing and/or leading IPE to Hong Kong, Malaysia and the Cook Islands.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Narratives of Learning Through International Professional Experience
Editors: Ange Fitzgerald, Graham Parr, Judy Williams
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4867-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4866-1Published: 15 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5251-5Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4867-8Published: 31 July 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 184
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Teaching and Teacher Education, Professional & Vocational Education, Learning & Instruction