(Re)thinking teacher education in the Anthropocene. Perspectives from South Africa and Sweden

Weldemariam, Kassahun,1981Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession,Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies (author)

This study is a critical inquiry on how teacher education programmes respond to the contemporary Anthropocene era and associated challenges. Theoretically, the study is framed within critical inquiry framework. Data is generated through comparative analysis of four teacher education programmes in South Africa and Sweden: University of Gothenburg, Karlstad University, University of the Witwatersrand and University of Limpopo. The analysis is anchored around these four aspects: essence of the programme, views of knowledge, goals and learning outcomes and core competence emphasised. Although there are some varieties, findings indicate that across the four programmes, there is an emphasis on: mastery of content, subject specialisation, theoretical knowledge, teaching methods/didactical competence, assessment and leadership competence. While these knowledge and skill areas remain vital, we argue that there is an inevitable need to challenge and even demystify education at large, and teacher education in particular, in today's precarious Anthropocene era. Given impending catastrophe, we argue that it is high time for teacher education to pose and address these existential questions pertaining to Anthropocene and prepare teacher trainees accordingly.

Christenson, Nina,1975-Karlstads universitet,Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)(Swepub:kau)ninachri (author)
Thorén Williams, AlexinaGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession,Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies(Swepub:gu)xthoal (author)
Mushayikwa, Emmanuel (author)
Kamar Singh, SureshUniversity of Limpopo, ZAF (author)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession (creator_code:org_t)

In:Science and Technology Teacher Education in the AnthropoceneNew York : Routledge, s. 55-73, s. 55-739781032039947
In:Science and Technology Teacher Education in the AnthropoceneNew York : Routledge, s. 55-73, s. 55-739781003190158

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