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A Critique of 'Strong Beginnings' Initial Teacher Education Reforms: Mandating Neuroscience as Core Curriculum within the 'What Works' Movement
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Andrew Skourdoumbis; Emma Rowe – Australian Educational Researcher, 2025
The paper studies the rise of neuroscience in initial teacher education, paying attention to the relatively recent Australian Government (2023) report titled 'Strong Beginnings'. In taking up a critical policy sociology lens, we focus on the first priority within the reforms, which is mandating brain science and the 'brain and learning' as core…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Change, Neurosciences, Core Curriculum
Positioning Theory as a Framework for Understanding the Facilitation of Professional Development for Educational Leaders
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Jenny Martin; Joce Nuttall; Elizabeth Wood; Linda Henderson – Australian Educational Researcher, 2025
The article addresses the problem of providing in-service education within government-led reform initiatives yet enhancing professionalism in the Early Childhood Education and Care sector. The study was conducted during policy-mandated reform in Australia to investigate effective ways to support educational leaders in centres rated as not meeting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Leadership Role, Faculty Development