Teacher
Pre-service Gifted Education Programs in Australia 2008
|
Undergraduate units and courses |
|||||
|
(Number of
universities). |
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|
|
Primary
teacher training courses |
Special/
Inclusive Education core unit: |
Special Ed
core unit states gifted content |
Optional/
elective units in gifted education |
Compulsory
unit(s) in gifted education |
|
|
10 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
7 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
6 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
5 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
A.C.T. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Multi-state |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
35 |
35 |
6 |
11 |
0 |
|
|
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|
Postgraduate units and courses |
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|
(Number of
universities). |
|||||
|
State |
Post Graduate Level Elective Units |
Post – Graduate Certificate |
Post-Graduate Diploma |
Master of Education |
Doctoral / Research |
|
|
7 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
A.C.T. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
13 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Source: Tracy Taylor and Marion Milton (2006). Preparation for teaching gifted
children. The Australasian Journal of
Gifted Education 15(1), 25-31. (revised 2008)