Moving into practice: Transitions from further education trainee teacher to lecturer

Avis, James; Bathmaker, Ann Marie

Abstract

The current paper draws on data derived from a small-scale ongoing longitudinal study of further education trainee teachers. It examines their experiences during and after the completion of their training. The study was conducted at a university in the English Midlands and sets trainees' experiences within the socio-economic and policy context. This paper addresses the experiences of six respondents, exploring their trajectory into the sector, orientations towards pedagogic relations and enacted professionality. The paper concludes by suggesting that trainees' educational commitment to the tenets of social justice need to be accompanied by an expansive and politicised understanding of practice. © 2009 Further Education Research Association.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Sep 29, 2010
• Journal: Research in Post-Compulsory Education
• Print ISSN: 1359-6748
• Electronic ISSN: 1747-5112
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 203-217
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13596740902921638
• Keywords: further education, trainee teachers, lecturers
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/995384
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13596740902921638
• Contract Date: Apr 23, 2016