International Teacher Education: Part A: Promising Pedagogies (Advances in Research on Teaching)
Cheryl J. Craig (Ed.)
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Hardcover. The book fills a gaping hole in the teacher education literature. Nowhere is there a volume that globally surveys teacher education pedagogies and invites international scholars to describe the most productive ones in their home countries. Editor(s): Orland-Barak, Lily; Craig, Cheryl J. Series: Advances in Research on Teaching. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 40. Weight in Grams: 854.
To this point in time, teacher education has been approached in mostly insular ways because it is largely driven by state and national education policies. However, the spread of the global economy and the increased stature of international comparison tests (i.e., TIMSS) has changed all that. All countries in the world understand that education is vital to human and economic prosperity and that teacher education unavoidably is implicated. But the snag is this: political forces shaping public opinion in individual nations (particularly the U.S.) are deeply divided concerning how teacher education should proceed. This book acknowledges this ... Read more
To this point in time, teacher education has been approached in mostly insular ways because it is largely driven by state and national education policies. However, the spread of the global economy and the increased stature of international comparison tests (i.e., TIMSS) has changed all that. All countries in the world understand that education is vital to human and economic prosperity and that teacher education unavoidably is implicated. But the snag is this: political forces shaping public opinion in individual nations (particularly the U.S.) are deeply divided concerning how teacher education should proceed. This book acknowledges this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Advances in Research on Teaching
Condition
New
Weight
853g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784411367
SKU
V9781784411367
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