Silenced voices: the disappearance of the university and the student teacher in teacher education policy discourse in England

The teacher preparation landscape in England has been subject to radical policy change. Since 2010 the policy agenda has repositioned initial teacher preparation as a craft best learnt through observation and imitation of teachers in school settings. Simultaneously a market based approach to the rec...

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Main Authors: McIntyre, Joanna, Youens, Bernadette, Stevenson, Howard
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Published: Taylor and Francis Group 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47416/
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description The teacher preparation landscape in England has been subject to radical policy change. Since 2010 the policy agenda has repositioned initial teacher preparation as a craft best learnt through observation and imitation of teachers in school settings. Simultaneously a market based approach to the recruitment of pre-service teachers has led to significant changes for prospective entrants to the profession. In the enactment of policy between 2010-2015, the roles of universities and voices of prospective teachers were systematically silenced. Using critical discourse analysis we demonstrate how both actors have been positioned in, and have accommodated and resisted, the current policy discourses. These findings highlight the importance of problematizing and understanding these emerging issues at local and international levels.
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spelling nottingham-474162020-05-04T19:17:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47416/ Silenced voices: the disappearance of the university and the student teacher in teacher education policy discourse in England McIntyre, Joanna Youens, Bernadette Stevenson, Howard The teacher preparation landscape in England has been subject to radical policy change. Since 2010 the policy agenda has repositioned initial teacher preparation as a craft best learnt through observation and imitation of teachers in school settings. Simultaneously a market based approach to the recruitment of pre-service teachers has led to significant changes for prospective entrants to the profession. In the enactment of policy between 2010-2015, the roles of universities and voices of prospective teachers were systematically silenced. Using critical discourse analysis we demonstrate how both actors have been positioned in, and have accommodated and resisted, the current policy discourses. These findings highlight the importance of problematizing and understanding these emerging issues at local and international levels. Taylor and Francis Group 2017-11-14 Article PeerReviewed McIntyre, Joanna, Youens, Bernadette and Stevenson, Howard (2017) Silenced voices: the disappearance of the university and the student teacher in teacher education policy discourse in England. Research Papers in Education . pp. 1-15. ISSN 1470-1146 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02671522.2017.1402084 doi:10.1080/02671522.2017.1402084 doi:10.1080/02671522.2017.1402084
spellingShingle McIntyre, Joanna
Youens, Bernadette
Stevenson, Howard
Silenced voices: the disappearance of the university and the student teacher in teacher education policy discourse in England
title Silenced voices: the disappearance of the university and the student teacher in teacher education policy discourse in England
title_full Silenced voices: the disappearance of the university and the student teacher in teacher education policy discourse in England
title_fullStr Silenced voices: the disappearance of the university and the student teacher in teacher education policy discourse in England
title_full_unstemmed Silenced voices: the disappearance of the university and the student teacher in teacher education policy discourse in England
title_short Silenced voices: the disappearance of the university and the student teacher in teacher education policy discourse in England
title_sort silenced voices: the disappearance of the university and the student teacher in teacher education policy discourse in england
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47416/
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47416/