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Successful and ‘Transferable’ Practice

  • Mellita Jones
  • Josephine Ryan
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Abstract

Politicians’ questions about whether there is a blueprint for successful teacher education are customarily resisted by those in teacher education. The response might be “Teacher education is a complex activity and straight-forward formulae are not available.” The contributions to this volume present evidence of this complexity. Each illuminates a particular aspect of teacher education, presenting points of tension, perhaps contradiction, between their points of view.

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Teacher Education Teacher Education Program Professional Learning Information Communication Technology Reflective Practice 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Mellita Jones
    • 1
  • Josephine Ryan
    • 2
  1. 1.Australian Catholic UniversityAustralia
  2. 2.Australian Catholic UniversityAustralia

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