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Title Who teaches the teachers? Identity, discourse and policy in teacher education
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/10566/59
Date 2006
Author(s) Robinson, Maureen; McMillan, Wendy
Abstract In this article we argue that understanding the identities that teacher educators construct for themselves is central to effecting innovation within a changing policy environment. The article begins with a theoretical perspective on the nexus of change and identity. It then discusses the central features of identity amongst a group of teacher college educators who have been incorporated into a higher education institution in South Africa. The discussion focuses in particular on their new roles as researchers. We argue that the promotion of research needs to be based on what teacher educators already perceive to be their particular strengths and roles. The paper ends with some examples of strategies for research promotion in this particular setting.
Subject(s) Teacher education; Professional identity; Teacher research; Educational change; Teacher education
Language en
Publisher Elsevier
Type of publication Article
Source http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2005.11.003
Rights This is the author post-print version of an article published by Elsevier. This version may be freely used, provided that full acknowledgement of the source is given.
Identifier Robinson, M. & McMillan, W. (2006) Who teaches the teachers? Identity, discourse and policy in teacher education. Teaching and Teacher Education, 22: 327 - 336. doi:10.1016/j.tate.2005.11.003
Repository Cape Town - University of Western Cape
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