Connecting for innovation: Four universities collaboratively preparing pre-service teachers to teach in rural and remote Western Australia
In 2010 a group of teacher educators from four universities, experienced in rural and remote education, formed the Tertiary Educators Rural, Regional and Remote Network (TERRR Network). The collaborative goal was to improve the quality of graduates taking appointments beyond the metropolitan areas o...
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| description | In 2010 a group of teacher educators from four universities, experienced in rural and remote education, formed the Tertiary Educators Rural, Regional and Remote Network (TERRR Network). The collaborative goal was to improve the quality of graduates taking appointments beyond the metropolitan areas of Western Australia. The TERRR Network developed a research project to improve the capacity of universities to prepare teachers for employment in rural and remote locations. A range of outcomes emerged from the project, including: 1) the development of seven rural and remote-oriented curricula modules linked to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers; 2) a cross-institutional field experience, and; 3) the development of a community of practice involving the Department of Education, universities and schools to address the logistical implications of placing pre-service students in rural and remote locations. This paper reports on the five phases of the project design, with a focus on learning in the field and concludes with reflections on the collaborative process used by the four universities in order to ensure that research evidence informs future policy and program development. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-49112017-01-30T10:42:29Z Connecting for innovation: Four universities collaboratively preparing pre-service teachers to teach in rural and remote Western Australia Trinidad, Sue Sharplin, E. Ledger, S. Broadley, Tania pre-service education practice regional western australia In 2010 a group of teacher educators from four universities, experienced in rural and remote education, formed the Tertiary Educators Rural, Regional and Remote Network (TERRR Network). The collaborative goal was to improve the quality of graduates taking appointments beyond the metropolitan areas of Western Australia. The TERRR Network developed a research project to improve the capacity of universities to prepare teachers for employment in rural and remote locations. A range of outcomes emerged from the project, including: 1) the development of seven rural and remote-oriented curricula modules linked to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers; 2) a cross-institutional field experience, and; 3) the development of a community of practice involving the Department of Education, universities and schools to address the logistical implications of placing pre-service students in rural and remote locations. This paper reports on the five phases of the project design, with a focus on learning in the field and concludes with reflections on the collaborative process used by the four universities in order to ensure that research evidence informs future policy and program development. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4911 http://jrre.vmhost.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/29-2.pdf College of Education, University of Maine fulltext |
| spellingShingle | pre-service education practice regional western australia Trinidad, Sue Sharplin, E. Ledger, S. Broadley, Tania Connecting for innovation: Four universities collaboratively preparing pre-service teachers to teach in rural and remote Western Australia |
| title | Connecting for innovation: Four universities collaboratively preparing pre-service teachers to teach in rural and remote Western Australia |
| title_full | Connecting for innovation: Four universities collaboratively preparing pre-service teachers to teach in rural and remote Western Australia |
| title_fullStr | Connecting for innovation: Four universities collaboratively preparing pre-service teachers to teach in rural and remote Western Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Connecting for innovation: Four universities collaboratively preparing pre-service teachers to teach in rural and remote Western Australia |
| title_short | Connecting for innovation: Four universities collaboratively preparing pre-service teachers to teach in rural and remote Western Australia |
| title_sort | connecting for innovation: four universities collaboratively preparing pre-service teachers to teach in rural and remote western australia |
| topic | pre-service education practice regional western australia |
| url | http://jrre.vmhost.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/29-2.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4911 |