Studying the Effectiveness of Teacher Education

This book provides an evidentiary basis for policy decisions regarding initial teacher education and beginning teaching and informs the design and delivery of teacher preparation programs. Based on a rigorous analysis of international literature and the policy context for teacher education globally, and assessing data generated through a longitudinal study conducted in Australia, it investigates the effectiveness of teacher education in preparing teachers for the variety of school settings in which they begin their teaching careers.

Over four years, the Studying the Effectiveness of Teacher Education (SETE) project tracked roughly 5,000 recently graduated teachers and 1,000 school principals in Australia to capture workforce data and gauge graduate teachers' and principals' perceptions of their initial teacher education programs. This book offers a synthesis of the research findings and uses the SETE as a catalyst for innovative theorization of the effectiveness of teacher education.

Aceasta carte ofera o baza probatorie pentru deciziile politice privind formarea initiala a profesorilor si inceputul predarii si informeaza proiectarea si livrarea programelor de pregatire a profesorilor. Pe baza unei analize riguroase a literaturii internationale si a contextului politic pentru formarea profesorilor la nivel global si evaluarea datelor generate printr-un studiu longitudinal realizat in Australia, investigheaza eficacitatea formarii profesorilor in pregatirea profesorilor pentru varietatea de cadre scolare in care isi incep studiile. Peste patru ani, proiectul Studying the Effectiveness of Teacher Education (SETE) a urmarit aproximativ 5.000 de profesori absolventi recent si 1.000 de directori de scoli din Australia pentru a capta date despre forta de munca si a evalua perceptiile profesorilor si directorilor absolventi cu privire la programele lor initiale de formare a profesorilor.