This paper examines the roles of research in teacher education across the four nations of
the United Kingdom. Both devolution and on-going reviews of teacher education are …

Initial teacher education programmes vary in guiding principles, structure, format, funding,
and pedagogies. At the same time, most are similar in touching on a wide-range of topics …

Against a rapidly changing policy landscape for teacher education, exacerbated by 'Brexit'in
the UK, findings are presented from an electronic survey of 272 higher-education based …

This chapter examines recent “reform” efforts in teacher education around the world. There
are three main sections. First, we identify eight types of reform policies and initiatives. These …

This article addresses an under-researched area of teacher education by analysing teacher
educators' constructions of their professionalism and the constituent professional resources …

Against an international policy backdrop that increasingly favours practicum over theoretical
learning in initial teacher education (ITE), this paper reports on a mixed-methods study …

The School Direct Research Project began in May 2013 and was funded by Manchester
Metropolitan University (MMU). Led by Professor Tony Brown with Dr Harriet Rowley and …

This article examines the relationship between pre-service teacher education (ITE) for
primary schooling and primary teaching in England between 1974 and 2014, and explores …

Issues of social justice and equity in the field of educational leadership have become more
salient in recent years. The unprecedented diversity, uncertainty and rapid social change of …

Across the UK and internationally high rates of attrition among recently qualified teachers
has focused attention on strengthening early career support. Policy attention has shifted …