Aims & Scope
The Journal of The Florida Association of Teacher Educators (JFATE) objective is to disseminate emerging research, commentaries, and literature related to best practices to improve teacher education. Through this peer reviewed journal, educators are provided a forum for issues related to the recruitment, preparation, retention, and ongoing support of educators in the field. Aligned with the Association of Teacher Educators, FATE defines “educator” to include classroom teachers, administrators, counselors, support staff, teacher educators, related service personnel, instructional coaches, and those who educate our students outside of school settings.
The JFATE is interested in articles that reflect current needs in the field of teacher education, stimulate discourse, and engage perspectives of the diverse communities we serve across educational communities in teacher preparation.
The JFATE issues calls for proposals twice annually. Once in the Fall and once in the Spring. Additionally, a special themed call for proposals may be issued during the Summer as warranted.
- Connecting Research and Practice: JFATE strives to provide a platform that allows readers to connect research to practice pertaining to the field of teacher education;
- Bridging Effective Practices: JFATE leads the path to providing opportunities for educators to bridge effective practices that impact classroom instruction, student achievement, clinical experiences, leadership for learning, first year experiences, induction, accountability for educators, standards-driven reform, effective educator models, interdisciplinary preparation, and more.; and
- Providing Conceptual and Literature Research: JFATE opens the door for conceptual and literature-based research that describes policies, practices, issues, and challenges affecting teacher education.
