Theory to Practice in Teacher Education: The Critical Challenge of Translation

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This book offers a theoretically and empirically robust account of what is known about the effective approaches that translate theory to practice in teacher education, presenting evidence from case studies from a diverse range of contexts informed by various methodological foundations. It also provides accounts that support teacher educators involved in both school and university based teacher education. The book offers insights into the translation of theory to practice from the long history of teacher education, the benefit of diverse approaches in terms of the effectiveness of initial teacher education, and the impact of professional standards. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Eclectic Perspectives and Experiences of Teacher Education Unite: Diverse Research to Practice Perspectives (Christine Grima-Farrell, Tony Loughland, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen)....Pages 1-7 Researcher and Teacher Perspectives of Ways to Reduce the Research-Practice in Teacher Education: Implementation Science (Christine Grima-Farrell, Tony Loughland, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen)....Pages 9-26 Modes of Translation in Initial Teacher Education: From Normal Schools to Hub Schools (Christine Grima-Farrell, Tony Loughland, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen)....Pages 27-44 The Relationship of the Developmental Discourse of the Graduate Teacher Standards to Theory and Practice Translation via Implementation Science (Christine Grima-Farrell, Tony Loughland, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen)....Pages 45-61 Translation to Practice: Insights from the Stakeholders’ Experiences in a Collaborative Model of Professional Experience (Christine Grima-Farrell, Tony Loughland, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen)....Pages 63-79 Collaborative School and University Partnerships in Preparing Teachers for Inclusive Education: Researcher and Teacher Perspectives (Christine Grima-Farrell, Tony Loughland, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen)....Pages 81-96 The Teacher Performance Assessment: A Benchmark for Translation? (Christine Grima-Farrell, Tony Loughland, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen)....Pages 97-118 Reframing the Problematic: From Translation to the Interaction of Theory to Practice in Teacher Education (Christine Grima-Farrell, Tony Loughland, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen)....Pages 119-125