Teacher educators should develop enhanced critical epistemic reflexivity about the knowledge claims underpinning preparation for diversity¶

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Description¶

The review concludes that teacher educators should engage in enhanced critical epistemic reflexivity — critically examining the knowledge claims and foundational assumptions about what preparation for diversity actually involves that underpin their program decisions. The paper argues this is needed because the literature is far from unified and a lack of clarity about competing messages can affect decision effectiveness. The authors state: "The paper concludes with implications for teacher educators, arguing for enhanced critical epistemic reflexivity."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Teacher educators must examine the knowledge claims about diversity and preparation that underpin the literature and their own decision making

Constraints¶

• The authors acknowledge that no researcher can act as a completely disinterested interpreter of data, and that their own analysis is shaped by their ideological positions

Target Learners¶

• teacher educators
• initial teacher education program designers

Target Learning Goals¶

• preparing teachers to work confidently and appropriately with diverse learners
• promoting education as an instrument of social transformation

Claims¶

• A systematic review of 209 peer-reviewed articles (2009-2019) identifies three qualitatively different clusters of claims about how teachers can be prepared for diversity [+W]

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Key Sources¶

• Rowan, L., Bourke, T., L'Estrange, L., Lunn, J., Ryan, M., Walker, S., & Churchward, P. (2021). How does Initial Teacher Education Research frame the challenge of preparing future teachers for student diversity in schools?: A systematic review of literature. Review of Educational Research, 91(1), 112-158. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654320979171