Opportunities & challenges for teacher education curriculum in South Africa /

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Imprint:	Cape Town, South Africa : HSRC Press, 2009.
Description:	viii, 198 p. ; 30 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Teacher education in South Africa series Teacher education in South Africa series.
Subject:	Teachers -- Training of -- South Africa. Curriculum planning -- South Africa. Curriculum planning. Teachers -- Training of. South Africa.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7717393

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Varying Form of Title:	Opportunities and challenges for teacher education curriculum in South Africa
Other authors / contributors:	Kruss, Glenda. Human Sciences Research Council. Education, Science and Skills Development Research Programme.
ISBN:	9780796922380 (pbk.) 0796922381 (pbk.) 9780796922557 (e-book) 0796922551 (e-book)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-198). "Education, Science and Skills Development Research Programme"--Cover.
Summary:	Driven by centralised state processes, externally mandated and regulated, the restructuring of teacher education curriculum and institutions in South Africa has radically changed the teacher education landscape. How universities mediate, contest and resist the resulting pressures has differed, according to their historical legacy, their specific trajectories of restructuring, and their leadership dynamics. This monograph traces the micro-level responses of teacher educators at five universities experiencing the impact of the restructuring processes with varying degrees of intensity, and selected as representative of the system as a whole. The analysis reveals distinct patterns of recurriculation, ranging from bureaucratic compliance to creating academic coherence between contrasting legacies. What becomes clear is the need for teacher education academics to grasp the challenges and opportunities to assert their power over shaping curriculum processes that will produce competent, confident teachers.

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Call Number:	LB1727.S6 O67 2009
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