The Art of Prophesy: Selection for English-Medium Undergraduate Initial Teacher Education Programmes in New Zealand-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Art of Prophesy: Selection for English-Medium Undergraduate Initial Teacher Education Programmes in New Zealand

Published:2023-09-06 Issue:2 Volume:58 Page:399-416
ISSN:0028-8276
Container-title:New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies
language:en
Short-container-title:NZ J Educ Stud

Author:

Trevethan Helen^ORCID

Abstract

AbstractI offer this critical essay as a reminder of the prevalence of unproven negative dialogue about Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in New Zealand, taking selection practices as an example. The focus of this critical essay is the evidence base about selection of students into English-medium undergraduate ITE programmes. In New Zealand and elsewhere, selection practices suggest that there are some people who are suited to teaching and others who are not and that we can, and should, screen out unsuitable people before entry. I make a case for examining taken-for-granted assumptions about selection and developing research informed selection practices in response to calls for increased diversity in the profession.

Funder

University of Otago

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Education

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40841-023-00297-0.pdf

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