This article discusses a peer mentoring teacher education initiative that aims at developing
pre‐service teachers' capacities to participate successfully in learning communities, both …

This paper explores the expectations of a group of site-based teacher educators as each
attempted to support a pre-service teacher who struggled to achieve satisfactory outcomes …

Educating a student on teaching placement involves a 'village', just as it takes a whole
'village'to raise a child. Creating a 'village'around each student teacher gives them greater …

Relationships between teachers, children and university lecturers must be positive,
productive and professional to optimise the learning and development of student teachers in …

Initial teacher education is constantly in the spotlight regarding its quality and its
effectiveness. The literature contains many claims from those who believe that it is …

Our diet of online films, music, books and news has created a new type of consumerism; one
where virtuality and disposability are on the rise and have become the norm. At the same …

School-based experiences provide opportunities and challenges for student teachers and
teacher-educators in initial teacher education (ITE). Researchers and ITE providers highlight …

University of South Australia he practicum or professional experience can be positioned
within a number of discourses. It is my contention that for many teacher educators, teachers …

The findings highlighted strengths, challenges and opportunities for developments in the
fieldwork education community. The dissemination of the survey report was used as an …

Relationships between teachers, children and university lecturers must be positive,
productive and professional to optimise the learning and development of student teachers in …