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Teacher Education and the Principle of Uniqueness |
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| Authors: | David Smith Alan Cook |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Abstract: | This paper draws on three case studies to demonstrate that categorising teachers in terms of their orientation towards teaching masks the uniqueness of each teacher's approach. The implications of the principle of teacher uniqueness for teacher education is discussed and it is argued that teacher education programs which attempt to teach skills and competencies independently of values and contextual considerations violate this principle. |
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