Promoting Inclusive Teacher Education : Methodology

Abstract

This advocacy guide discusses methodology in and through pre-service teacher education– that is, the methodology used in the teaching that takes place within teacher education institutions, and also the methodology student teachers will be expected to use within schools during practicum placements and when they become fully-fledged teachers. The term methodology here refers to the ‘how’ of teaching, i.e. how teaching and learning is planned, organized, conducted, and assessed within teacher education institutions and schools. Methodology is directly concerned with how inclusive education is actually engaged with in the ‘real world’ of teacher education institutions, schools and communities.