TY - JOUR
T1 - Science teacher education in Australia
T2 - initiatives and challenges to improve the quality of teaching
AU - Treagust, David F.
AU - Won, Mihye
AU - Petersen, Jacinta
AU - Wynne, Georgie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, The Association for Science Teacher Education, USA.
PY - 2015/2/3
Y1 - 2015/2/3
N2 - In this article, we describe how teachers in the Australian school system are educated to teach science and the different qualifications that teachers need to enter the profession. The latest comparisons of Australian students in international science assessments have brought about various accountability measures to improve the quality of science teachers at all levels. We discuss the issues and implications of government initiatives in preservice and early career teacher education programs, such as the implementation of national science curriculum, the stricter entry requirements to teacher education programs, an alternative pathway to teaching and the measure of effectiveness of teacher education programs. The politicized discussion and initiatives to improve the quality of science teacher education in Australia are still unfolding as we write in 2014.
AB - In this article, we describe how teachers in the Australian school system are educated to teach science and the different qualifications that teachers need to enter the profession. The latest comparisons of Australian students in international science assessments have brought about various accountability measures to improve the quality of science teachers at all levels. We discuss the issues and implications of government initiatives in preservice and early career teacher education programs, such as the implementation of national science curriculum, the stricter entry requirements to teacher education programs, an alternative pathway to teaching and the measure of effectiveness of teacher education programs. The politicized discussion and initiatives to improve the quality of science teacher education in Australia are still unfolding as we write in 2014.
KW - Early career teacher induction
KW - Initial teacher education
KW - National standards of teaching
KW - Quality of teachers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84925543234&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10972-014-9410-3
DO - 10.1007/s10972-014-9410-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84925543234
SN - 1046-560X
VL - 26
SP - 81
EP - 98
JO - Journal of Science Teacher Education
JF - Journal of Science Teacher Education
IS - 1
ER -