Title: | Challenges, contradictions and continuity in creating a five-year teacher education programme in Iceland |
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Date: | 2018-08-11 |
Language: | English |
Scope: | 135-154 |
University/Institute: | Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland |
School: | School of education (UI) Menntavísindasvið (HÍ) |
Series: | Education in the North;25(1-2) |
ISSN: | 0424-5512 2398-0184 (eISSN) |
Subject: | Initial teacher education; Policy of teacher education; Contradictions in teacher education; Teacher license; Content analyses; Kennaramenntun |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1557 |
Citation:Sigurdardottir, A., Johannesson, I., And Oskarsdottir, G., (2018) Challenges, contradictions, and continuity in creating a five-year teacher programme in Iceland, Education in the North, 25(1-2), pp. 135-154.
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Abstract:In 2008, new legislation was passed in Iceland on teacher education, requiring a master’s
degree as a prerequisite for teaching certification for all school levels from preschools to
upper secondary schools. In the same year the Iceland University of Education merged with
the University of Iceland. This article maps the revision of the teacher education (TE)
programme for compulsory school teaching at the University of Iceland from these extensive
changes, 2008 until 2017. During this period, the University also dealt with the consequences
of the economical downfall of 2008 and serious decline in attendance in the TE programme.
The study is based on an analysis of various documents, including reports, memoranda,
minutes, legislative documents, course catalogues, and a survey among graduated students.
We discuss the challenges that arose in creating a high-quality TE programme for a too small
group of students, contradictions that were encountered when trying to bring together
different and often contradicting interests of stakeholders, and the continuity of previous
practices and trends.
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