A wrong turn for Initial Teacher Education?

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Clarke, J. and Pye, T. 2013. A wrong turn for Initial Teacher Education? Research in Teacher Education. 3 (1), pp. 33-37. https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.85x88
AuthorsClarke, J. and Pye, T.
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In this article the authors present the results of a small-scale quantitative research project examining the assumption that there is a direct causal link between the classification of a student teacher’s first degree and their ability to teach. Evidence presented in the article supports the hypothesis that the assumption is incorrect. There appears to be no correlation, relationship or link between the classification of a student teacher’s first degree and their ability to teach. The article examines what appears to be driving current policy rhetoric in this area and questions the extent to which such rhetoric may lead to a misallocation of limited resources within Initial Teacher Education.

KeywordsiPad; Initial Teacher Training (ITT); applications; school-based training; emerging technologies
JournalResearch in Teacher Education
Research in Teacher Education
Journal citation3 (1), pp. 33-37
ISSN2047-3818
Year2013
PublisherUniversity of East London, Cass School of Education and Communities
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.85x88
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Deposited21 May 2013
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