Developing Quality Community Connections through a Regional Preservice Teacher Placement Program
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| Title: | Developing Quality Community Connections through a Regional Preservice Teacher Placement Program |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Steve Murphy (ORCID |
| Source: | Australian Educational Researcher. 2025 52(2):1087-1104. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Placement, Regional Programs, School Community Programs, Regional Schools, Rural Schools |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13384-024-00754-9 |
| ISSN: | 0311-6999 2210-5328 |
| Abstract: | The recruitment and retention of teachers in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia remains a persistent challenge. Greater awareness of and experience in regional, rural and remote schools is a common strategy adopted by initial teacher education providers to mediate this challenge. This paper examines the quality of connection between preservice teachers and a regional community developed through a multi-university placement program. The program adopted a multi-faceted approach to building quality community connections--fostering preservice teacher connections to a cohort of preservice teachers, to regional schools, and to a regional area. Findings suggest this tripartite approach enhanced the quality of all connections, positioning the program as a useful model for developing a pipeline of preservice teachers to regional schools struggling to find teaching staff. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1487788 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The recruitment and retention of teachers in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia remains a persistent challenge. Greater awareness of and experience in regional, rural and remote schools is a common strategy adopted by initial teacher education providers to mediate this challenge. This paper examines the quality of connection between preservice teachers and a regional community developed through a multi-university placement program. The program adopted a multi-faceted approach to building quality community connections--fostering preservice teacher connections to a cohort of preservice teachers, to regional schools, and to a regional area. Findings suggest this tripartite approach enhanced the quality of all connections, positioning the program as a useful model for developing a pipeline of preservice teachers to regional schools struggling to find teaching staff. |
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| ISSN: | 0311-6999 2210-5328 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13384-024-00754-9 |
