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The current study examines how a school-based induction programme can best accommodate the needs of a diverse group of teachers at different career stages. This case study carried out in a socially disadvantaged secondary school in the Republic of Ireland. Findings reveal that the induction needs of both newly qualified teachers and returning teachers were broadly similar.
Published: 2011
Updated: Nov. 29, 2011
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‘Lights, Camera, Reflection’: Using Peer Video to Promote Reflective Dialogue among Student Teachers
The current article examines the use of peer‐videoing in the classroom as a means of promoting reflection among student teachers. The study examined the capacity for peer‐video analysis to facilitate student teachers to move from focusing on the technical aspects of their practice to an examination of the theoretical constructs underpinning their practice.
Published: 2010
Updated: Jul. 26, 2011
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Over the past decade and prompted in large measure by the Bologna process, teacher education systems across European countries have converged along a common structural path. Taking Ireland as a case study, this paper examines the European agenda in relation to teacher education. The article suggests that while structurally, teacher education in Ireland has undergone significant reform in order to conform to a wider European agenda, significant gaps remain in existing teacher education policy particularly in relation to continuous professional development.
Published: 2010
Updated: Apr. 10, 2011
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This article examines the use of peer-videoing in the classroom as a tool to promote reflective practice among student teachers. 20 pre-service teachers from a variety of subject disciplines participating in a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education program in an Irish university participated in the study. The article discusses the implications of reflective dialogue for the modernization of teacher education. It also offers guidelines on how best to scaffold and promote reflectivity.
Published: 2008
Updated: Jan. 28, 2009