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What Characteristics of Teacher Education Programs Are Most Effective in Preparing Teachers to Work in a Variety of Schools?

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As discussed in Chap. 4, research on preparing teachers for varied and diverse classroom settings has increased over recent decades. This research focus has developed, at least in part, to address a particular critique of teacher education preparation and adequate staffing of schools. Aubusson and Schuck (Teacher Development 17(3), 322–333, 2013) note that one of the issues with this critique is that ‘there appears to be a shortage of quality teachers who are able to teach in diverse and challenging environments’ (p. 323).

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  1. Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Diane Mayer

  2. Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia

    Mary Dixon

  3. Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia

    Jodie Kline

  4. Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

    Alex Kostogriz

  5. Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia

    Julianne Moss

  6. Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia

    Leonie Rowan

  7. Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia

    Bernadette Walker-Gibbs

  8. Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    Simone White

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Mayer, D. et al. (2017). What Characteristics of Teacher Education Programs Are Most Effective in Preparing Teachers to Work in a Variety of Schools?. In: Studying the Effectiveness of Teacher Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3929-4_5

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