Journal article
Measuring pre-service teachers’ Asia literacy and their preparedness to teach Asia
Teaching Education, Vol.27(3), pp.229-247
2016
Abstract
Asia literacy is a growing concern of the Federal Government in relation to the development of an Asia literate workforce. Despite 30 years of funded initiatives, the thought of teaching about Asia is a daunting one for pre-service teachers. This is due to the lack of Asia foci in university pre-service courses and complicated by the definition of Asia literacy. This study sought to identify the Asia literacy needs of 54 undergraduate pre-service students in a teacher education programme of study at a regional university. Results of this study indicated that few respondents considered themselves to be Asia literate and most did not believe they were ready to teach about Asia. However, the majority of respondents wanted to know more about Asia prior to graduation. The results indicate that much needs to be done to support students and universities in preparing students to teach about Asia.
Details
- Title
- Measuring pre-service teachers’ Asia literacy and their preparedness to teach Asia
- Authors
- Peter R Grainger (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringMichael Christie (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- Teaching Education, Vol.27(3), pp.229-247
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2016
- DOI
- 10.1080/10476210.2015.1077803
- ISSN
- 1047-6210
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2016 The Author. This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published as Peter Grainger & Michael Christie (2016) Measuring pre-service teachers' Asia literacy and their preparedness to teach Asia, Teaching Education, 27:3, 229-247, DOI: 10.1080/10476210.2015.1077803, as published in the Teaching Education 2016 © Taylor & Francis, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10476210.2015.1077803
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education - Legacy; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449342302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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