Journal article
Mainstreaming education for sustainable development in initial teacher education in Australia: a review of existing professional development models
Journal of Education for Teaching, Vol.33(2), pp.225-239
2007
Abstract
Initial teacher education provides a strategic opportunity for ensuring that all teachers are ready and able to teach for sustainability when they begin their teaching careers. However, it is widely recognized that this strategy has not been used to its full potential. Efforts in education for sustainable development (ESD) at this level have tended to engage with prospective teachers and teacher educators already interested in this area of learning - preaching mostly to the converted. This paper reports on a study undertaken by the Australian Research Institute of Education for Sustainability (ARIES) for the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage, which sought to appraise the models of professional development underpinning a range of initial teacher education initiatives. Its intention was to learn from these experiences and identify effective models for mainstreaming ESD in pre-service teacher education. Three main models of professional development were identified: the Collaborative Resource Development and Adaptation Model, the Action Research Model and the Whole-of-System Model. The paper concludes by arguing that a systemic approach that engages the whole of the teacher education system is necessary if ESD is to be successfully mainstreamed in initial teacher education.
Details
- Title
- Mainstreaming education for sustainable development in initial teacher education in Australia: a review of existing professional development models
- Authors
- J Ferreira (Author) - Griffith UniversityLisa Ryan (Author) - Macquarie UniversityD Tilbury (Author) - Macquarie University
- Publication details
- Journal of Education for Teaching, Vol.33(2), pp.225-239
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2007
- DOI
- 10.1080/02607470701259515
- ISSN
- 0260-7476
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2007 The Authors. This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Journal of Education for Teaching: international research and pedagogy 2007, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02607470701259515
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450070402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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