Developing a context-appropriate framework for measuring quality in initial teacher education

Kennedy, Aileen and Beck, Anna and Shanks, Rachel (2021) Developing a context-appropriate framework for measuring quality in initial teacher education. Scottish Educational Review, 53 (1). pp. 3-25. ISSN 0141-9072 (https://brill.com/view/journals/ser/53/1/article-p...)

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Abstract

Against a backdrop of increasing pressure globally to enhance the quality of teacher preparation, and a corresponding push to 'measure' this performatively, we present a context-specific framework for identifying the quality of initial teacher education (ITE). The framework derives from a project involving all Scottish ITE providers. It adopts a vernacular globalisation perspective, drawing on international literature and local knowledge to create a mutually agreeable framework. In sharing the process, as well as the product, we offer a unique perspective on how one jurisdiction has reconciled global neoliberal pressures with a national educational ideology which values democratic approaches to schooling.

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