Teaching the world's teachers / edited by Lauren Lefty and James W. Fraser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lefty, Lauren, 1987- editor.

Fraser, James W., 1944- editor.

Project Muse.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Training of--Cross-cultural studies.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

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Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Preface : why look at teacher preparation globally?

Introduction : teaching the world's teachers : a long and global history / Lauren Lefty

Argentina. Continuities and transformations of Argentina's teacher education : policies and reforms since the mid-eighties / Gustavo Fischman and Paula Razquin

Brazil. Teacher formation in Brazil : "old" and "new" approaches to the formation of teachers in the teaching profession today / Maria Inês G.F. Marcondes de Souza, Silvana Mesquita

Catalonia-Spain. Preparing teachers for the schools we have or for the schools we want? : challenges and changes in Catalonia (Spain) / Eduard Vallory

China. Teacher education reform and national development in China (1978-2017) : four metaphors / Yisu Zhou and Wei Liao

England. Crisis and opportunity in teacher preparation in England / Richard Andrews

Finland. Teacher education in Finland : persistent efforts for high-quality teachers / Hannele Niemi and Jari Lavonen

Ghana. Transforming teacher preparation and development in Ghana : progress and prospects / Kwame Akyeampong

Israel. From traditional to dialogical-reflective teacher training : the case of teacher education in Israel / Lily Orland-Barak and Arie Kizel

Singapore. Teacher education for a knowledge-based economy : the Singaporean case / Jason Loh and Guangwei Hu

South Africa. Reforming South Africa's teaching : the difficult dilemmas of teacher education policy reform post-1994 / Azeem Badroodien and Carol Anne Spreen

United States. Changing paths and enduring debates in US American teacher education / Lauren Lefty

A concluding word / Lauren Lefty and James W. Fraser.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Teaching the world's teachers.

ISBN:

9781421438306

1421438305

Publisher Number:

40029987499

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