Agency is emerging as a key concept, as part of increased debates about rigid
accountability in measures of teacher effectiveness. However, the construct is elusive …

Numerous reviews have synthesized the empirical research on the effectiveness of teacher
education, highlighting teacher education effectiveness research (TEER) as an emerging …

The previous chapter outlined the complicated political context of contemporary teacher
education. Sustained international scrutiny has seen many influential stakeholders …

A well-qualified, well-paid, stable workforce with high psychological and emotional
wellbeing is critical to the provision of quality early childhood education and care, yet …

Concerns with the readiness of beginning teachers has resulted in significant changes to
ITE programs in Australia. Declining student performance in domestic and international …

Teachers have a major impact upon the educational achievements and psychological well-
being of gifted students. Interestingly, however, relatively little is known about how well …

Abstract In early 2015, the Australian Government and an associated Ministerial Group
called for 'urgent national action to improve the quality of initial teacher education'. Following …

Discourses promoting the benefits of school autonomy have floated freely internationally
since moves in the 1980s to greater devolution in the UK, New Zealand, the USA, Australia …

Teaching and Learning Difficulties provides guidance on teaching students that encounter
difficulties in a number of learning areas, including science, social studies, history …

This study explores the perceptions held by nine mentor teachers from four Australian
secondary schools about the impact they have on pre-service teachers during professional …