Transference of Skills in a post-compulsory vocational teacher education course in Western Australia

Anne Chapman, Marnie O'Neill, K.A. Partridge

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Abstract

Eomdnaulincnaet)ion This paper emanates from the findings of a longitudinal qualitative study ofAustralian senior high school students’ (aged 16–17 years) experiences of theirparticipation in the Study of Teaching post-compulsory vocational programmedesigned to allow students with an interest in teaching to consider this professionfrom a new perspective and to make an informed decision about selecting teachereducation as a career path. The focus of this paper is on the transference of skillsfrom the Study of Teaching programme to subsequent tertiary studies in teachereducation. Transference of skills was found to occur along three dimensions:theory and practice; authentic learning experience; and academic discourse.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-117
JournalResearch in Post-Compulsory Education
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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