Ensuring academic depth and rigour in teacher education through benchmarking, with special attention to context

Authors

  • H. J. Steyn North-West University
  • J. L. van der Walt North-West University
  • C. C. Wolhuter North-West University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18820/2519593X/pie.v34i1.3

Abstract

Benchmarking is one way of ensuring academic depth and rigour in  teacher education. After making a case for setting benchmarks in teacher education based on the widely recognised intra-education system contextual factors, the importance of also taking into account the external (e.g. the national-social) context in which teacher education occurs is highlighted. A five-step plan is offered for ensuring academic depth and rigour in teacher education through benchmarking. The process is illustrated with examples from the South African situation. The article concludes with an outline of the contextual conditions with which teacher educators in South Africa have to cope.

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Published

2016-03-31

How to Cite

Steyn, H. J., van der Walt, J. L., & Wolhuter, C. C. (2016). Ensuring academic depth and rigour in teacher education through benchmarking, with special attention to context. Perspectives in Education, 34(1), 27–39. https://doi.org/10.18820/2519593X/pie.v34i1.3

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Research articles