Towards a network learning system: reflections on a university initial teacher education and school-based collaborative initiative in Chile

Madrid Miranda, R. and Chapman, C. (2022) Towards a network learning system: reflections on a university initial teacher education and school-based collaborative initiative in Chile. Professional Development in Education, (doi: 10.1080/19415257.2021.1902840) (Early Online Publication)

Abstract

This article focuses on the development of a network learning system to enhance professional learning in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) through collaboration in a university–school partnership. The Chilean education system, characterised by market-oriented reforms and competition, serves as a unique context where to explore the development of an initiative designed to reframe relationships between ITE staff and school teachers with the purpose of reducing the distance between academic preparation and the day-to-day realities of teaching in schools. The findings of this exploratory study offer optimistic insights on how the initiative becomes a space for building trust and relationships among professionals and disrupts boundaries between institutions enhancing teacher professional learning, which are particularly promising given the policy context.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Early Online Publication
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Chapman, Professor Christopher and Madrid Miranda, Dr Romina
• Authors: Madrid Miranda, R., and Chapman, C.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education; College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Educational Leadership & Policy
• Journal Name: Professional Development in Education
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 1941-5257
• ISSN (Online): 1941-5265
• Published Online: 26 March 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 Taylor & Francis
• First Published: First published in Professional Development in Education 2021
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher