This chapter presents vignettes from six countries regarding the phenomenon of Teaching Across Specialisations (TAS) or as it is often known teaching out-of-field. The vignettes …
G Parr, S Bulfin - Changing English, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Standards-based education reforms and intensified accountability regimes are now a feature of most countries' agendas to improve the quality of their teaching workforces. One of …
C Vale, P Drake - Examining the Phenomenon of “Teaching Out-of-field” …, 2019 - Springer
In this chapter, we argue that policy should take account of teaching out of field because it is systemic. Rather than being a product of poor teacher retention, we show that teachers …
Out-of-field teaching of mathematics is a reality in many secondary schools in the world. The incidence of out-of-field teaching generally occurs in low socio-economic communities and …
The practice of out-of-field teaching, that is, teaching a subject without a background in the discipline or preparation for teaching it, is an ongoing practice in secondary schools in many …
The professional knowledge needed for teaching mathematics effectively has been the subject of a great deal of research, mainly focusing on the role of content knowledge and …
G Parr, F Diamond, S Bulfin - … in initial teacher education: Narratives of …, 2018 - Springer
Policymakers harbour increasing doubts about the value of university coursework in initial teacher education (ITE), but they affirm the importance of professional experience. In their …
G Parr, H Woodford - English in Australia, 2016 - search.informit.org
While some international histories of English education are inclined to characterise the 1966 Dartmouth seminar as initiating some kind of revolution, other accounts have positioned it as …
Primary school physical education can provide important opportunities for children to be active in environments that support the development of movement and sports skills …