Cultivating Teacher Resilience International Approaches, Application

This open access book follows the development of the Building Resilience in Teacher Education (BRiTE) project across Australia and internationally. Drawing on the success of this project and the related research collaborations that have since emerged

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Cultivating Teacher Resilience International Approaches, Applications and Impact

Cultivating Teacher Resilience

Caroline F. Mansfield Editor

Cultivating Teacher Resilience International Approaches, Applications and Impact

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Editor Caroline F. Mansfield The University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle, Australia

ISBN 978-981-15-5962-4 ISBN 978-981-15-5963-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5963-1

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This volume is dedicated to the memory of my father, Kevin Barry, with whom I would love to have been able to share this work. The book is a testament to qualities I learnt from him, including collegial collaboration, a strong work ethic, persistence and most importantly, an enduring commitment to the teaching profession.

Foreword

The important role of a high-quality teaching profession in raising standards and transforming educational outcomes continues to be emphasised in research and policy papers nationally and internationally. Research on teacher effectiveness consistently reports that teachers’ classroom practices have the largest effects on student learning and achievement (e.g. Leithwood et al., 2018). However, the question of how to attract qualified candi