Full Description
This comprehensive book presents emerging research findings and promising reform practices in the field of teacher education, curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning approaches, pedagogical innovations, and professional development in educating the next generation of globally competent students. It reflects the current trends and highlights contemporary teacher education programs in twenty greater Asian countries and regions. It offers insight into improving teacher education in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The handbook contains chapters written by experienced international teacher educators who draw on their experience and expertise to perennial issues and formidable challenges in teacher preparation and meaningful school reforms. This volume is a valuable resource and essential companion for teacher educators, faculty members, staff developers, trainee teachers, undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, school leaders, policy-makers, and professional learning communities to refresh their knowledge and improve their understanding. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in evolving issues in teacher education.
Contents
Teacher Education at the Crossroads: Challenges and Prospects in Changing Times.- Teacher Education in a Developmental State: Singapore's Ecosystem Model.- History of the present: Practices, development and challenges of teacher education in Macao.- Teacher Education System in Myanmar.- Teacher Education in Bhutan: Highlights and Challenges.- Teacher Education in Malaysia: Preparation, Practices, and Future Directions.- Teacher Education: Theory and Practice in Bangladesh.- Initial Teacher Education in Singapore and South Korea.- Teacher education curriculum in India: National imagination and actual practices.- Teacher education research and development in Indonesia: Preparing Educators for the 21st Century.
