The contribution of Teacher education to universities
A Case Study for International Teacher Educators
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7169478 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E C Hoult (0000-0002-0627-3005, Northumbria University, corresponding author), Judy Durrant (0000-0002-2036-7593, Canterbury Christ Church University), Richard Holmes (0000-0003-4839-3563, University of Dundee), Christine Lewis (0009-0006-8043-1020, Edge Hill University), David Littlefair (0000-0001-5342-493X, Northumbria University), Matthew Mccloskey-Martinez (0000-0001-5692-6185, Northumbria University), Lizana Oberholzer (0000-0002-3914-4912, University of Wolverhampton) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 487-505 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teachers and Teaching (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0602 • E-ISSN: 1470-1278 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13540602.2024.2320151 |
| OpenAlex | W4392356691 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 17 |
This paper reports on the initial stage of a research project which aims to develop deeper understanding of the contribution teacher education, as a sub-discipline within Education, makes to Higher Education in England. The study is located in the intersection between the domains of teacher education and higher education scholarship, which in England represents a contested and ambiguous professional space. Tensions between competing accountability measures, pulling away from university-based to exclusively school-based teacher education, are exacerbated by proposed policy changes arising from the government's recent market review. Findings drawn from analysis of qualitative data from a national survey are discussed in the context of Elizabeth Povinelli's critique of late liberalism and previous scholarship on the nature of teacher educators' work. Evidence from the study demonstrates numerous benefits to higher education of hosting teacher education departments, including contributions to standard metrics, regional development and knowledge exchange within a strategic social justice agenda. However, teacher educators themselves may find articulating these benefits difficult, because of marginalisation from the dominant ways of achieving and accounting for excellence in the modern university. These findings offer a cautionary tale to international colleagues whose governments may be embarking on equivalent paths of teacher education reform
Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Teacher education · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Medicine · Psychology
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Learning from professional challenges identified by school and institute-based teacher educators within the context of school–university partnership
The social projects of late liberalism
Policy reform
The New Teacher Education
Reflections of a University-Based Teacher Educator on the Future of College- and University-Based Teacher Education
Qualitative Inquiry
Post-Neoliberalism? An Introduction
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |