ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on teacher educators in the further education (FE) sector in England, and specifically on their journeys or pathways to becoming teacher educators; the relevant knowledge, attributes, experiences, and skill sets that are needed to carry out their roles as educators; their professional identities; and their needs concerning their continuous professional development. It offers a reminder of some of the salient characteristics of the sector in England. The chapter examines the research questions and the forms of quantitative and qualitative research methods that were employed to capture data for analysis and application regarding the main research questions. It presents a comparison of the similar monographs on teacher educators that are related to the other educational sectors. Dr Jim Crawley studied the essential characteristics of a good teacher educator, the professional contexts, identities and development needs of teacher educators in the sector. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
