Overview
Indicates the value of scenario development in gaining insights into teacher education futures
Demonstrates the use of futures methodologies through examples from STEM education
Investigates and critiques the current and future drivers of teacher education
Presents an analysis of research on teacher education by well-known teacher educators
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book discusses the use of futures methodologies to examine and critique teacher education and investigate drivers of change in teacher education contexts, providing readers with futures tools that they can use to explore curricula and pedagogies. It explains futures methods, including scenario development and backcasting, and illustrates them with examples of research in science, technology and mathematics education contexts.Â
By allowing the long-term influence of current trends to be considered and providing an opportunity to reflect on the present and imagine the future, scenarios provoke discussion on the directions that teacher education might take now. The book offers insights into the possibilities that might exist for teacher education futures and into how scenario building and planning can be used to inform debates about the present. Further, it suggests ways in which readers can influence the future of teacher education through understanding the drivers of change.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Peter Aubusson is Professor of Education at the University of Technology Sydney. His recent research examines science education and teacher education futures, mobile learning in mathematics and science and teacher professional learning. He was the founding director of the STEM Education Futures Research Centre at UTS. In 2013, he was awarded the UTS Vice-Chancellor’s Medal for Research Excellence in acknowledgement of his research achievements.
Dr. Kevin Burden is Professor of Digital Education in the Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education (FACE) at the University of Hull, and Programme Director for the Taught Doctorate in Education. His research interests lie in the field of learning, technology and teacher education, where he focuses on the areas of mobility, spatiality and materiality. He has been invited to deliver keynote addresses at several international events and conferences. In 2015 he was recognised as a National Teaching Fellow by the Higher Education Academy in the UK.
Dr. Sue Brindley is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education. She is series editor for Learning and Teaching with Digital Technologies and has published widely in the field of teacher development. Sue was awarded the prestigious Pilkington Prize by Cambridge University in recognition of her innovative approaches to university teaching. She is editor of the Journal of Teacher Development, and co-editor of Technology, Pedagogy and Education.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Uncertainty in Teacher Education Futures
Book Subtitle: Scenarios, Politics and STEM
Authors: Sandy Schuck, Peter Aubusson, Kevin Burden, Sue Brindley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8246-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-8245-0Published: 27 February 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5694-0Published: 30 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-8246-7Published: 16 February 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 264
Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations
Topics: Teaching and Teacher Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Professional & Vocational Education