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SETE "Studying the Effectiveness of Teacher Education"

Project team

Professor Diane Mayer (Project leader/Principal researcher)

• Professor Brenton Doecke
• Associate Professor Mary Dixon
• Associate Professor Alex Kostogriz
• Associate Professor Andrea Allard
• Professor Simone J White
• Associate Professor Bernadette Walker-Gibbs
• Dr Leonie Rowan
• Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith
• Professor Richard Bates
• Dr Jodie Kline
• Phillipa Hodder

About the Project

Project summary

The Studying the Effectiveness of Teacher Education project is investigating the effectiveness of teacher education in preparing teachers for the variety of school settings in which they begin their teaching careers. It will follow 2010 graduates in Victoria and Queensland during their first three years of teaching. It involves a strong partnership with the professional regulation authorities and state education jurisdictions in both states. The project aims to provide an evidentiary basis for policy decisions regarding teacher education and beginning teaching.

The project is investigating the following questions:

1. How well equipped are teacher education graduates to meet the requirements of the diverse settings in which they are employed?
2. What characteristics of teacher education programs are most effective in preparing teachers to work in a variety of school settings?
3. How does the teacher education course attended impact on graduate employment destination, pathways and retention within the profession?

The iterative research design employs a critical balance between large-scale quantitative research into teacher education programs and teacher effectiveness, and longitudinal in-depth qualitative study of effective professional practice. Database analysis, school-based case studies and on-line graduate and principal surveys are employed to systematically collect, record and analyse mutually informing data sets relating to teacher shortages, career trajectories and aspirations, and the impact of significant social and economic events on teacher labour markets.

Partners:

Deakin University
Griffith University
Queensland College of Teachers
Victorian Institute of Teaching
Department of Education Queensland
Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Contact:

For more information please email jodie.kline@deakin.edu.au /phillipa.hodder@deakin.edu.au or call (03) 5227 1488.