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Educating Future Teachers: Insights, Conclusions and Challenges

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Educating the teachers of the future is not without its challenges, however innovation offers alternative ways of thinking and doing. At the heart of innovation and innovative practices in initial teacher education is the professional experience, a highly valued and significant component of learning to teach. When we speak of innovation we refer to changing or creating better processes, products and ideas. This chapter highlights the insights, challenges and conclusions that have emerged from research findings of new practices in professional experience in Australian initial teacher education programs. Our analysis of the innovations presented in this volume of work brings to light three themes that help us to answer the questions that were proposed in our quest to unearth innovation in professional experience.

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  1. Central Queensland University, Noosaville, QLD, Australia

    Angelina Ambrosetti

  2. Queensland College of Teachers, Toowong, QLD, Australia

    Ros Capeness

  3. Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Jeana Kriewaldt

  4. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Doreen Rorrison

  5. Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    Doreen Rorrison

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  1. Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    Jeana Kriewaldt

  2. Central Queensland University, Noosaville, Queensland, Australia

    Angelina Ambrosetti

  3. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Doreen Rorrison

  4. Queensland College of Teachers, Toowong, Queensland, Australia

    Ros Capeness

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Ambrosetti, A., Capeness, R., Kriewaldt, J., Rorrison, D. (2018). Educating Future Teachers: Insights, Conclusions and Challenges. In: Kriewaldt, J., Ambrosetti, A., Rorrison, D., Capeness, R. (eds) Educating Future Teachers: Innovative Perspectives in Professional Experience. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5484-6_14

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