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Dreaming our future: developing democratic professional practice? (106kb)

This paper addresses issues in relation to recent criticism of teacher education in Australia, set in the broader context of political campaigning for changes to the purposes, role and outcomes of education within society.

The paper raises questions around the purpose of schooling and its role in modern societies. It explores the ideas of what it means to be a competent teacher and whether re-service teacher education adequately prepare teachers for the classroom.

This paper also argues for the pedagogical importance of critical dialogue to a democratic conceptualisation of education, and promotes the idea of professional education as a democratic practice.

 

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