The Graduate Teacher Workforce: Shaping Teaching Quality in Australia

• In Event: Shaping Australian Teacher Education Research

Abstract

Studying the Effectiveness of Teacher Education (SETE) is a four-year, mixed-method, longitudinal study investigating graduate teachers’ perceptions on the effectiveness of teacher education. The main target population were new teacher education graduates (those who graduated in 2010/2011) registered as teachers in Victoria and Queensland. The secondary target population were the school principals in those schools where the graduate teacher was employed. Identification of the main target population is drawn from Teacher Registration Authority databases. The quantitative component of the SETE project involves tracking teacher education graduates through a series of four surveys, collecting data on the influence of initial teacher education on graduate teachers’ perceptions of their preparation and effectiveness across key areas and in diverse school settings.

Authors

• Diane E. Mayer, The University of Sydney

• Mary Dixon, Deakin University

• Jodie Kline, Deakin University

• Julianne Moss, Deakin University

• Michelle Ludecke, Deakin University