Towards a policy on continuing professional development of teachers
Australian perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11487690 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malcolm Harris (University of Wollongong, corresponding author), Carla Fasano (University of Wollongong) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 291-300 |
| Publication date | 1988-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Education Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-0939 • E-ISSN: 1464-5106 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0268093880030308 |
| OpenAlex | W1970776768 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Following the Commonwealth Government funding cuts in 1986, a hiatus has developed in in‐service teacher education in Australia. Recent curriculum innovations and expanding stresses in the educational environment have generated in‐service education needs which are possibly greater than at any other time in the recent past. The trend in other industrialized countries has been to encourage or even require teachers in primary and secondary education to achieve postgraduate qualifications. Similar pressures are currently mounting in Australia. The combination of the stresses and new emphasis, calls for a rethinking of existing approaches and policies. The restructuring of the education system in a number of States, the difficulties which have become apparent in solution‐centred in‐service programmes and the continuing unsatisfactory ad hoc arrangements for the design and delivery of such programmes across Australia indicate that the need for different policies and provisions in teacher professional development is acute. After analysing the state of the art of in‐service training in Australia, this paper provides possible rationales for such policies and programmes and suggests the development of a multiprogramme policy package which could assist the teachers to ensure a better quality and cost‐effective educational service
Continuing education · Continuing professional development · Faculty Development · Medical education · Pedagogy · Policy development · Political science · Professional development · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Educational Practices and Policies · Medicine · Public Administration · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
Ritual and Rationality in Teacher Education Reform
Improving Teacher Education Through the Use of Research Information
Using Teacher Self-Assessment to Identify Staff Development Needs
Preparing the Educated Teacher for the 21 st Century
Teacher Efficacy
University Contributions to the Education of Teachers
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 1989 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |