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Teacher Education in Scotland: Policy, Quality, Standards, and the Judgement of Competency

Anderson, S. (2023) Teacher Education in Scotland: Policy, Quality, Standards, and the Judgement of Competency. Education Council of the Netherlands, Virtual, 17 Nov 2023.

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Abstract

This invited consultation aimed to explore teacher education policy and provision in Scotland to inform the Education Council of the Netherlands on the teacher training work programme. Three key questions were considered in relation to the councils recent report: • What is the government’s role in teacher education? • Are the existing proficiency standards adequate for teacher education? • Is harmonization of teacher training programmes in other respects possible and desirable? Effective teaching does not let itself be contained in a unidimensional definition. A vision of what constitutes a good education or what a well-prepared new teacher might look like is attainable, yet needed changes cannot occur without risk. Perhaps the most enduring and powerful influences on teachers are those that enrich their images of the possible.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Keywords:	Accreditation, teacher education, quality assurance, accountability.
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:	Anderson, Dr Sarah
Authors:	Anderson, S.
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
College/School:	College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Educational Leadership & Policy
Copyright Holders:	Copyright © 2023 The Author
Publisher Policy:	Reproduced with the permission of the author
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Funder and Project Information

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
318360		2022 SES National Award	Sarah Anderson	Society for Educational Studies (SES)	N/A	ED - Education

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Deposit and Record Details

ID Code:	309662
Depositing User:	Dr Sarah Anderson
Datestamp:	28 Nov 2023 13:57
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2023 02:31
Date of acceptance:	29 September 2023
Date of first online publication:	17 November 2023