Teacher education reform and the reproduction of social inequality

Jo Lampert; Amy McPherson; Jane Wilkinson

doi:10.4324/9781003513841-9

Teacher education reform and the reproduction of social inequality

Jo Lampert, Amy McPherson, Jane Wilkinson

School of Education Culture & Society

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Abstract

This chapter explores several implications of the changes to Initial Teacher Education that are happening at a time of unprecedented teaching shortages in Australia. In doing so, we hope to illustrate the complexity of these changes and the risks that some of these changes may pose to educational equality. Drawing on Bourdieu, we consider teacher education reform in Australia, including scaling down social justice curricula and fast-tracking teacher education. We examine how these changes may diminish the focus on producing teachers who understand the context of young people and their families in historically disadvantaged communities and how this may reproduce social inequalities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Preparing Teachers for Social Change
Subtitle of host publication	Teacher Education at a Crossroad
Editors	Babak Dadvand, Jo Lampert, Clare Brooks
Place of Publication	Abingdon UK
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	8
Pages	102-112
Number of pages	11
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003513841
ISBN (Print)	9781032845647, 9781032845654
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003513841-9
Publication status	Published - 2026

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Teacher education reform and the reproduction of social inequality. / Lampert, Jo; McPherson, Amy; Wilkinson, Jane.
Preparing Teachers for Social Change: Teacher Education at a Crossroad. ed. / Babak Dadvand; Jo Lampert; Clare Brooks. 1st. ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, 2026. p. 102-112.

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Teacher education reform and the reproduction of social inequality

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Preparing Teachers for Social Change: Teacher Education at a Crossroad

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