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Hughes, Phillip, Ed.; And Otners Better Teachers for Better Schools. Australian Coll. of Education, Carlton, Victoria. ISBN-0-909587-46-9

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MF01/PC15 Plus Postage. Academic Standards; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Individual Dewlopment; *Policy Formation; *Professional Development; *Program Improvement; *Public Schools; School Districts; *Teacher Improvement *Australia

ABSTRACT Professional development for teachers will continue

to be central to the continuing need to help schools deal more effectively with the problems of change. Three themes are emphasizedthe individual teacher, the school, and the system. This publication, consisting of 24 papers, is intended to inform public debate on the issue which is critical to the adoption of long term policies in Professional Development. (Author/JD)

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The Australian College of Education

Better Teachers for

Better Schools

Edited by Phillip Hughes in collaboration with Christine E. Deer and Walter D. Neal

The Australian College of Education Carlton, Victoria

1987

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The Australian College of Education James Darling House 914-916 Swanston Street. Carlton 3053 Telephone (03) 347 2144

First published 1987 by The Australian College of Education ? The Australian College of Education 1987

National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data Better teachers for better schools

ISBN 0 909587 46 9 1 Teachers Training of Australia 2. Teachers In-service training Australia I Hughes, Phillip W (Phillip William), 1926- II Deer, Christine E (Christine Elizabeth). III. Neal, WD (Walter Douglas) IV Australian College of Education 370' 7'10994

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Professional Development for Teachers in Australia

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Phillip Hughes

Theme 1 Professional Development: The Teacher

9

Selecting Teachers: Can we do it Better?

11

Ken f Deis

Australian Research on the Practicum

During the Last Decade

23

Richard P 7 isher

The Place of Induction in Professional Development

36

Richard P Tither

The Professional Socialisation of School Teachers

46

Donald S Anderson

Present and Future Needs of Teachers

on a Career Continuum

66

Edward Scott

New Patterns and Directions in the Professional

Education of the Teacher

103

Geoffrey W Beeson

Theme 2 Professional Development: The School

115

Introduction Theme 2

Professional Development The School

117

Christine E Deer

Beginning School-Focused Development Programs

119

K fri .1 Ellis

Professional Development Through Sup( nisior

130

Dawn M Thew

Professional Development The Role and Needs

of the School Principal

139

Judith D Chapman

Professional Development through Pa.-tit ipation in St hool-

Focused Curriculum Development and Implementation

148

Marelle Harisun

Professional Development through School

Level Evaluation

161

Neil Russell

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Professional Development through Materials Production

and Implementation

175

Colin J Marsh

Professional Development thiough

?trent-Teacher-Community Interaction

186

David Pettit and Yve Willich

Action Research and Professional Development

201

David H Tnpp

Professional Development through Studying

Teacher Behaviour

223

Michael] Dunkin

Professional Development thrtrigh Participation in

Organisation Development

235

Bill Mulford

Theme 3 Professional Development: The System

Introduction Theme 3

Professional Development- The System

251

WD Neal

Personnel Policies in Modern Organisations

257

WC. Walker

Principles fcr Planning Professional Development

267

John Docker

Policies for Professional Development:

the 1984 National Review of Teacher Education

298

Lawrence Ingvarson and Frank Coulter

Support Services

324

G F Berkeley

So.ne Considerations for the Future

338

R W Rawlinson and M Guild-Wilson

Summary and Implicancns

352

WD Neal

Contributors to this Publication

361

INTRODUCTION:

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS IN AUSTRALIA

Phillip Hughes

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS IN AUSTRALIA

Phillip Hughes

The Australian College of Education has undertaken as one of its major research and development initiatives this Professional Development Project entitled Better Teachers for Better Schools. This choice was made in the clear acknowledgement of the central importance of this topic. For this reason the College has made the topic its major research and development project for three consecutive years, 1984, 1985 and 1986. This publication in 1987 is not, however, intended as the end of the project but rather as a contribution towards its continued discussion and development. In doing this the College places an important emphasis on the process of the initiative as well as on this product, which is in itself a significant publication. The involvement of many educators throughout the project is itself a valuable professional development exercise. The use of the publication by policy makers and by teachers will be a further contribution.

The title we have chosen reflects our concern for the implications of research on practice. This practice will include the creation of policies for professional development and the nature of professional development in schools. This has been a continuing though: in the minds of all the contributing authors throughout their work.

The project has selected three themes for emphasis, the individual teacher. the school and the system. Yet while these themes are distinct they are also

necessarily interrelated and interdependent. On this basis they have proceeded in parallel rather than being developed sequentially as was considered at one stage. Also, while the project looks at the past and the

present it is essentially a future orientation future skills and future teacSing roles. Each of the three themes has this emphasis in mind

The project has been fortunate in attracting the support of very able and experienced people, both as co-ordinators of the themes and as contributing authors. The Theme 1 Co-ordinator was initially Professor Cliff Turney of Sydney University. Cliff Turney's contribution both to research and practice in teacher education is well known. When he had to withdraw owing to pressure of time I took over this task personally. The Theme 2 Co-ordinator was Dr Christine Deer, Associate Professor of Education at Macquarie University. Chris Deer has had very substantial experience in teacher education and her own writings on the curriculum are also very relevant to this project The Co-ordinator for Theme 3 was Dr Walter Neal of Western Australia. Wal Neal is undoubtedly one of Australia's most respected

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