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Losing Our Way? Challenging the Direction of Teacher Education in Australia by Reframing It Around the Socially Just School
Authors: Smyth John
In this discursive and wide-ranging article, the author wants to: (1) to interrogate the conditions that led to, and continue to wreak havoc as a result of, the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), and that underpin current policy approaches to teacher education in Australia and other western countries; and (2) to move in the direction of puncturing the status quo by proffering an alternative orientation to teacher education deriving from some of his own research that is informed by what he is calling the Socially Just School.
Published: 2013
Updated: Oct. 23, 2013
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‘Coming to a Place near You?’ The Politics and Possibilities of a Critical Pedagogy of Place-Based Education
Authors: McInerney Peter, Smyth John, Down Barry
This article explores the theoretical foundations of place-based education (PBE). The authors argue that there is a place for PBE in schools but contend that it must be informed by a far more critical reading of the notions of ‘place’, ‘identity’ and ‘community’. The authors use an empirically grounded study to illustrate the potential benefits and limitations of PBE, and conclude with some suggestions as to how schools and teacher education programs might promote the development of socially critical approaches to PBE.
Published: 2011
Updated: Sep. 19, 2011