Towards competent systems. A critically-ecologic perspective on processes of professionalisation of the early childhood workforce in Europe

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Urban, M. 2013. Towards competent systems. A critically-ecologic perspective on processes of professionalisation of the early childhood workforce in Europe. UEL Research and Knowledge Exchange Conference 2013. University of East London, London 26 Jun 2013 London University of East London.
AuthorsUrban, M.
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Abstract

Drawing on relevant research and a theoretical framework based around the work of Bourdieu, the first part of this presentation will identify issues about the habitus and professional capital of teacher educators as workers in Higher Education. Analysis indicates that, even before the current radical changes, some Schools of Education in England struggled to ensure their compliance to government imperatives for instrumental forms of pre-service work with
balancing the ideal of research-informed models. Additionally, many teacher educators were struggling to become active researchers, at the same time as maintaining their professional capital as highly skilled practitioners in both school and university systems.
The second part of the presentation will provide a brief overview of relevant changes in the ITE sector and practicum workplaces and identify key structural and systemic challenges facing the teacher education workforce, drawing particularly on an analysis of recent radical changes to pre-service provision in England. It will consider the implications for the quality of existing programmes and conjecture the possible impact on the teacher education workforce of the future which may include a diminution of research-informed teaching and specific pedagogic expertise.
Considering briefly the implications of the Donaldson

Keywordsearly childhood education and care; competence; professionalism; critical ecology
Year2013
ConferenceUEL Research and Knowledge Exchange Conference 2013
PublisherUniversity of East London
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Place of publicationLondon
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