Looking to the Future: The Struggle for Teacher Education

Abstract

This chapter continues the story of the ongoing reforms directed at teacher education beyond the life of the original study to the present. It considers the implications of the findings, both of the original work and of more recent developments, for those who lead and manage teacher education as they continue to ‘[navigate] their way through a succession of increasingly radical reforms’ (McNamara and Menter 2011: 9). The chapter and the book conclude by considering ways forward for initial teacher education in light of the Carter Review into Teacher Education. The chapter argues that there is a further erosion of professional autonomy and asks what can be done to reclaim the development of critical voices so vital for a vibrant thinking profession.