Challenges, contradictions and continuity in creating a five-year teacher education programme in Iceland
In 2008, new legislation was passed in Iceland on teacher education, requiring a master’s degree as a prerequisite for teaching certification for all school levels from preschools to upper secondary schools. In the same year the Iceland University of Education merged with the University of Iceland....
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:c0fed36e94c84d50a46e6853c0f93fc3 2023-05-15T16:43:47+02:00 Challenges, contradictions and continuity in creating a five-year teacher education programme in Iceland Anna Kristin Sigurdardottir Ingolfur Asgeir Johannesson Gunnnhildur Oskarsdottir 2018-08-01 https://doi.org/10.26203/zbbb-k372 https://doaj.org/article/c0fed36e94c84d50a46e6853c0f93fc3 en other eng University of Aberdeen, School of Education doi:10.26203/zbbb-k372 0424-5512 2398-0184 https://doaj.org/article/c0fed36e94c84d50a46e6853c0f93fc3 undefined Education in the North, Vol 25, Iss 1-2, Pp 135-154 (2018) initial teacher education policy of teacher education contradictions in teacher education teacher license content analyses edu Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2018 fttriple https://doi.org/10.26203/zbbb-k372 2023-01-22T19:35:38Z In 2008, new legislation was passed in Iceland on teacher education, requiring a master’s degree as a prerequisite for teaching certification for all school levels from preschools to upper secondary schools. In the same year the Iceland University of Education merged with the University of Iceland. This article maps the revision of the teacher education (TE) programme for compulsory school teaching at the University of Iceland from these extensive changes, 2008 until 2017. During this period, the University also dealt with the consequences of the economical downfall of 2008 and serious decline in attendance in the TE programme. The study is based on an analysis of various documents, including reports, memoranda, minutes, legislative documents, course catalogues, and a survey among graduated students. We discuss the challenges that arose in creating a high-quality TE programme for a too small group of students, contradictions that were encountered when trying to bring together different and often contradicting interests of stakeholders, and the continuity of previous practices and trends. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Unknown Downfall ENVELOPE(-62.366,-62.366,-64.800,-64.800) |
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In 2008, new legislation was passed in Iceland on teacher education, requiring a master’s degree as a prerequisite for teaching certification for all school levels from preschools to upper secondary schools. In the same year the Iceland University of Education merged with the University of Iceland. This article maps the revision of the teacher education (TE) programme for compulsory school teaching at the University of Iceland from these extensive changes, 2008 until 2017. During this period, the University also dealt with the consequences of the economical downfall of 2008 and serious decline in attendance in the TE programme. The study is based on an analysis of various documents, including reports, memoranda, minutes, legislative documents, course catalogues, and a survey among graduated students. We discuss the challenges that arose in creating a high-quality TE programme for a too small group of students, contradictions that were encountered when trying to bring together different and often contradicting interests of stakeholders, and the continuity of previous practices and trends. |
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Anna Kristin Sigurdardottir Ingolfur Asgeir Johannesson Gunnnhildur Oskarsdottir |
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Challenges, contradictions and continuity in creating a five-year teacher education programme in Iceland |
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Challenges, contradictions and continuity in creating a five-year teacher education programme in Iceland |
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