Example teacher training dissertation topic 1:

An assessment of whether England and Wales are moving towards a single method of teacher training.

The removal of the Graduate Teacher Training Programme and its replacement by Schools Direct – in which applicants are unpaid (unless they have been in paid employment for the previous three years) has led some within the profession to suggest that the government is seeking to make the Post Graduate Certificate in Education the primary route into becoming a teacher for those who did not undertake an initial degree in education. Undertaking primary research in the form of interviews with head teachers and trainee teachers, this study tests this hypothesis with specific regard to those seeking to obtain QTS (qualified teacher status) in Oxfordshire.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Burton, D. and Goodman, R. (2011). ‘The Masters in Teaching and Learning: A revolution in teacher education or a bright light quickly extinguished?’, Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, Vol. 37(1), pp. 51-61.drivers behind the reforms. Bristol: University of Bristol.
• Elliott, J. (2012). Reconstructing teacher training. Abingdon: Routledge.
• Whitehead, J. (2011). Teacher education in England: The changing landscape and key