Teacher reforms around the world : implementations and outcomes / edited by Motoko Akiba.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Akiba, Motoko.

Series:

International perspectives on education and society ; v. 19.

International perspectives on education and society, 1479-3679 ; v. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational change.

Teacher effectiveness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the past decade, many countries have implemented a large-scale reform to improve teacher quality. These reforms have targeted a range of teacher policies including those on recruitment into teaching, pre-service teacher education, certification, hiring and placement, induction and professional development, teacher evaluation, career structure, and compensation. The current global focus on improving teacher quality provides a unique opportunity to learn from the successes and failures of teacher reforms around the world. Previous books on teacher reforms and policies tended to focus on descriptions of teacher policies and their backgrounds, and we have limited knowledge about how these policies were implemented and how they impacted teachers. This edited book fills this knowledge gap by focusing on implementations and outcomes of teacher reforms. The chapters are based on empirical studies that evaluated the implementations and outcomes of major teacher reforms in the countries from various parts of the world: North and South America, Asia and Oceania, Europe, Middle East and Africa. The concluding chapter discusses the lessons learned from these empirical studies and provides recommendations for policymakers around the world who are attempting to improve teacher quality and student learning through teacher reforms.

Contents:

Bologna process and initial teacher education reform in France / Marina Sacilotto-Vasylenko

Teacher certification examinations in Georgia : outcomes and policy implications / Magda Nutsa Kobakhidze

Teacher labor force and teacher education in India : an analysis of a recent policy change and its potential implications / Amita Chudgar

Teacher training and deployment in Malawi / Joseph DeStefano

Achieving EFA by 2015 : lessons from BRAC's para-professional teacher model in Afghanistan / Arif Anwar, Mir Nazmul Islam

Teacher license renewal policy in Japan / Motoko Akiba

Teacher evaluation policy development in South Korea / Nam-Hwa Kang

Teacher evaluation policies in the United States : implementation and impact on constructivist instruction / Guodong Liang

The impact of Mexico's Carrera magisterial / Thomas F. Luschei

Reforming career paths for Australian teachers / Lawrence Ingvarson

Conclusion : learning from teacher reforms in global context / Motoko Akiba.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781299466951

1299466958

9781781906545

1781906548

OCLC:

840921340