Teachers & Teacher Education

This volume explores and debates the distinctive nature of teacher education, considering professionalism, the nurturing of truly collaborative partnerships between universities and schools, and key developments in practice. Chapters include a series of counter-cultural ideas, principles and practic..

Models of teacher education in England have undergone major upheaval in recent years. Teacher Education in England draws on the experiences of some of the people directly involved in these changes and explores the implications that they have had on their professional lives...

This book uses Taiwan as a case study to analyze the transformation of teacher education in a country which goes through political, economic and societal transitions, along the axis of state regulation vs marketization. It analyzes the uniqueness of Taiwanese teacher education for international refe..

This book uses Taiwan as a case study to analyze the transformation of teacher education in a country which goes through political, economic and societal transitions, along the axis of state regulation vs marketization. It analyzes the uniqueness of Taiwanese teacher education for international refe..

Teacher Education Policy and Practice in Europe provides a critical overview of the current challenges facing teacher education policy and practice in Europe...

This book addresses a contemporary issue: the ways in which teaching and teacher education are articulated by politicians, civil servants, business leaders and educational entrepreneurs intent on profit-making from teaching and teacher education in the current global neo-liberal policy context. Each..

This collection of papers by prominent educationists around the world deals with the complex interface between the university and the schools in the initial training of teachers. It covers topics ranging from policy issues to the processes of learning and thinking involved in initial training...

This collection of papers by prominent educationists around the world deals with the complex interface between the university and the schools in the initial training of teachers. It covers topics ranging from policy issues to the processes of learning and thinking involved in initial training...

This book explores the professional development of teacher educators using the communal model of learning. Learning in groups has proved to be a major avenue for supporting such development and change, but one which has so far been neglected in regards to teacher educator development. The book aims ..

This book explores the professional development of teacher educators using the communal model of learning. Learning in groups has proved to be a major avenue for supporting such development and change, but one which has so far been neglected in regards to teacher educator development. The book aims ..

Teacher leadership has undergone one major revolution and is in the process of undergoing another. The first was a result of the many practical limits to the "heroic leader" model of school leadership. The second is the rise of the Internet and ICT, and how these allow students to become autonomous ..

Teacher leadership has undergone one major revolution and is in the process of undergoing another. The first was a result of the many practical limits to the "heroic leader" model of school leadership. The second is the rise of the Internet and ICT, and how these allow students to become autonomous ..