VIRTUAL EVENT: Quality conundrums in initial teacher education: understanding practice at scale

Across the globe everyone talks about quality in initial teacher education (ITE) without really saying what they mean.

Drawing on her research examining large scale, university-based ITE providers in Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and USA, Professor Brooks will address the following questions:

• What do we mean when we talk about quality in initial teacher education?
• Why do some initiatives that are meant to make teacher education better actually make it worse? (Quality Conundrums)
• How do teacher educators deal with issues around practice, partnership, research, accountability, and knowledge in different countries?
• In what ways are university-based teacher educators’ work configured and rewarded?
• How can understanding teacher education as a spatial activity and a spatial practice help us to improve teacher education in the future?

Professor Brooks will share her research findings alongside a framework to help teacher educators think about their practice and how to address future quality conundrums.

Speaker

• Dr Clare Brooks, Professor of Education and Pro-Director Education (UCL Institute of Education)

DLL seminar series

The Department of Learning and Leadership (DLL) seminar series showcases ongoing research and brings the wider community together to discuss pressing research and policy-oriented issues of national and international concern.

Links

• Research seminar series
• Department of Learning and Leadership

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