Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Abstract
In Australia, scrutiny of teacher education through Commonwealth and State reports and policy documents has been extensive, especially during the past decade. This attention has paralleled a major thrust for change in teacher education in the United Kingdom and particularly in the United States where the Report of the National Commission for Excellence in Teacher Edueation, the Camegie Report and the Holmes Report have each called for the dramatic upgrading of teacher education. This paper argues that, despite calls for change and innovation in teacher education in Australia, the discourse of policy documents invariably reflects an underlying conservatism or what we refer to as an ideology of accommodation. Specific reference is made in the paper to preliminary outcomes from a teacher education policy project underway at the Riverina~Murray Institute.
Recommended Citation
Battersby, D., & Retallick, J. (1988). The Discourse of Teacher Education Policy in Australia.. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.1988v13n2.2