Ideas about what makes a good teacher are important in thinking about educational reform,
and have come into focus recently. These ideas are contested and open to change. The first …

Contemporary educational reform–including both marketisation and centralisation, but also
a new emphasis on the involvement of a wider range of stakeholders–has resulted in a …

This paper examines the current shape of teacher professional learning, or in-service
teacher education, in Australia. Increasingly, teacher professional learning is positioned as …

AER 61 discusses the contemporary influences on initial teacher education, with particular
attention to the notion of quality teaching, and the role of teacher education and teacher …

In response to wide ranging social and political conditions a variety of school reform and
teacher professional development activities have been implemented across Australia with …

Teacher professional standards and accountability are today writ large on the landscape of
both schooling and teacher education practice around the world. This paper explores some …

This article explores some of the neglected and unintended consequences of recent
legislation in England and Wales designed to reform both education in schools and teacher …

One of the key tenets of the global education reform movement, professional standards for
teachers have reshaped different aspects of teachers' work and learning in many contexts …

This paper examines the quality of teaching in Australian schools and ways in which it can
be improved. It provides a brief survey of the main trends in educational policy and practice …

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