Australia\u27s teachers: Australia\u27s future: advancing innovation, science, technology and mathematics : background data and analysis

The purpose of the Review was to identify strategies which will increase the numbers of talented people who are attracted to teaching as a career, especially in the fields of science, technology and mathematics education, and build a culture of continuous innovation at all levels of schooling in Australia. The Committee\u27s final report is presented in three volumes: an Agenda for Action, a Main Report and Background Data and Analysis. The Agenda for Action presents the Review Committee\u27s main findings and conclusions and a range of actions the Committee believes need to be taken. The Main Report presents the reasoning and argument based on evidence from a wide variety of sources that underpin the Agenda for Action; and the Background Data and Analysis presents much of the data supporting the views formed during the course of the Review

Integration, contextualisation and continuity: three themes for the development of effective music teacher education programs

[Abstract]: This paper reports the findings of a study exploring early-career music teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of their pre-service teacher education programs in Queensland, Australia. It also explores influences impacting upon early-career music teachers’ perceptions of effectiveness and early-career music teachers’ perceived needs in relation to their pre-service preparation. Findings suggest that pre-service teachers perceive a need for teacher education courses to be contextualised, integrated and allow for the continual development of knowledge and skills throughout their early years in schools. This research provides an empirical basis for reconceptualising music teacher education courses and raises important issues that music teacher educators need to address in order to ensure that graduates are adequately prepared for classroom music teaching