Full Description
This book discusses the perspectives and practices of teacher education programs in order to shed new light on the national priorities, policies, curriculum inputs, delivery mechanisms, challenges and future trends in 20 selected countries. It examines and compares the complexity of teacher education in international contexts, providing insights into educational change and reform in emerging democracies. Further, it includes cases from various countries that reflect how the profession is moving forward. In order to deepen readers' understanding of teacher training and the challenges posed by globalization, the book concludes with a discussion of theoretical perspectives applied to teacher education, and with recommendations for new directions. Given its scope, the book is an essential read for teacher educators, students, and researchers working in the field of education.
Contents
PART 1: Teacher Education: Global Practices.- Chapter 1 -Teacher Education In Global Era: Retrospect and Prospect(Karanam Pushpanadham).- Chapter 2 - Teacher Education in Germany: A Holistic View of Structure, Curriculum, Development, and Challenges (Martin Drahman).- Chapter 3 - Teacher Education in Times of Migration and Digitalization: Comparative Examples from Germany and Turkey (Colin Cramer).- Chapter 4 - Bulgarian Teacher Preparation And Continuous Professional Development - Problems And Perspectives For Change (Boncho Gospodinov).- Chapter 5 - Perspectives And Practices of Teacher Education In Kenya In A Globalized World (F.Q Gravenier).- Chapter 6 - Teacher Education in Bhutan (Deki C. Gyamtso).- Chapter 7 - Teacher Education in Sweden: Revisiting the Swedish Model (Meeri Hellstén, LarissaMickwitz, Jonas Scharfenberg).- Chapter 8 - Teacher Education in Italy (Luigina Mortari, Roberta Silva).- Chapter 9 - Teacher Education in Malaysia: Practices, Challenges and Future Trends for the 21st Century.- (Donnie Adams, Vicneswary Muthiah).- Chapter 10 - Teacher Education in Bangladesh: Curriculum Framework, Practices, Issues and Future Directions (Md. Mujibur Rahman).- Chapter 11 - 21st Century Instruction? An analysis of educator course syllabus preparation approaches in a teacher preparation program in a select private university, Nairobi, Kenya (Lucy A Wakiaga).- Chapter 12 - Teacher Education in Mexico: Responding to educational needs of an ethnically diverse society ( Anne Julia Koster, Gunther Dietz).- Chapter 13 - Teacher as a Transformational Leader: Perspectives and Practices of Teacher Education in India (Karanam.Pushpanadham, Jaison Mammen).- Chapter 14 - A Critical Reflection of Teacher Education Policies and Programs in Afghanistan (Atif Noorajan).- Chapter 15 - Trends In The Development Of Ghanaian Teacher Education (Kofi Nkonkonya Mpuangnan).- Part 2:Teacher Education: Lifelong Learning Perspective.- Chapter 16 - Training Of Adult Educators In A Lifelong Perspective: Denmark as a Case (Bjarne Wahlgren).- Chapter 17 - Learning For Life In A Changing World: Teacher Preparation in England (Angela Cooke, Kevin Burden, Ray Kirtley ).- Chapter 18 - Professional Development of Higher Education Teachers in India: Progress So Far and the Way Ahead (Sayantan Mandal).- Chapter 19 - Metagogy: Toward a Contemporary Adult Education Praxis(Gabriele Strohschen, Kenneth Elazier).- Chapter 20 - Quality Of Teacher And Global Needs: Teacher Education in India (R.S Mani).
