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This chapter brings to a close our exploration of stories from beginning teachers. We have been writing for two particular audiences, school leaders and teacher educators, but we hope this book also speaks to beginning teachers who are embarking on their careers in teaching. In this chapter, we revisit the perspectives offered in the preceding chapters and draw out some central themes. In the first half of the chapter, we remind readers of highlights of the many stories inspired by the experiences shared by beginning teachers. In the second half of the chapter, we set these stories in the context of the broader picture of teacher education reform by summarising several recent perspectives on how teacher education programmes might be improved. We conclude with some suggestions as to how teacher educators and school leaders can support beginning teachers to grow and develop in their early years of teaching.
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Schuck, S., Aubusson, P., Buchanan, J., Russell, T. (2012). Lessons Learnt from Stories of Beginning Teachers. In: Beginning Teaching. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3901-7_11
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