Abstract
Teacher education courses have three broad components – subject matter (content), learning
theory (pedagogy), and professional experience (the practicum). Traditionally, these three
components have been taught separately but teacher education faculties are increasingly
expected to integrate all three and to provide more extensive school-based experiences for
pre-service teachers. Nevertheless increasing the time pre-service teachers spend in schools
does not automatically lead to improved learning outcomes for teacher education graduates.
This paper describes the experiences of faculty staff at the University of Canberra in
delivering content and pedagogy to pre-service teachers through Teaching Clinics in school
classrooms. The benefits and challenges of integrating content, pedagogy and practice
through school-based delivery are discussed.
theory (pedagogy), and professional experience (the practicum). Traditionally, these three
components have been taught separately but teacher education faculties are increasingly
expected to integrate all three and to provide more extensive school-based experiences for
pre-service teachers. Nevertheless increasing the time pre-service teachers spend in schools
does not automatically lead to improved learning outcomes for teacher education graduates.
This paper describes the experiences of faculty staff at the University of Canberra in
delivering content and pedagogy to pre-service teachers through Teaching Clinics in school
classrooms. The benefits and challenges of integrating content, pedagogy and practice
through school-based delivery are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) National Conference 2008 |
| Editors | Peter C. Jeffery |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| Publisher | Australian Association for Research in Education |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | Australian Association for Research in Australia (AARE) National Conference - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 30 Nov 2009 → 4 Dec 2009 |
Publication series
| Name | Australian Association for Research in Education Conference Proceedings |
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| Publisher | Australian Association for Research in Education |
| ISSN (Print) | 1324-9339 |
Conference
| Conference | Australian Association for Research in Australia (AARE) National Conference |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Brisbane |
| Period | 30/11/09 → 4/12/09 |