The USAID Pre-Service Teacher Education Program and Teacher Professionalization in Pakistan

The USAID Pre-Service Teacher Education Program and Teacher Professionalization in Pakistan
Author: Khushbakht Hina
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2017-06-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1443873632

Since the establishment of Pakistan in 1947, the country has announced more than 15 education policy regimes directing the improvement of education. Each policy has been ambitious in its aims and critical of past failures. A common feature of all policies, plans, programs, and schemes, however, is that all of them have failed to achieve their objectives. Even programmes using international resources have been unsuccessful in significantly changing Pakistan's education sector. The country has been well-advised over the past decade by local, international and donor agencies regarding what is not.

Teacher Reform in Indonesia

Teacher Reform in Indonesia
Author: Mae Chu Chang
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2013-12-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821399608

The book features an analysis of teacher reform in Indonesia, which entailed a doubling of teacher salaries upon certification. It describes the political economy context in which the reform was developed and implemented, and analyzes the impact of the reform on teacher knowledge, skills, and student outcomes.

Changing Expectations for the K-12 Teacher Workforce

Changing Expectations for the K-12 Teacher Workforce
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2020-07-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0309499038

Teachers play a critical role in the success of their students, both academically and in regard to long term outcomes such as higher education participation and economic attainment. Expectations for teachers are increasing due to changing learning standards and a rapidly diversifying student population. At the same time, there are perceptions that the teaching workforce may be shifting toward a younger and less experienced demographic. These actual and perceived changes raise important questions about the ways teacher education may need to evolve in order to ensure that educators are able to meet the needs of students and provide them with classroom experiences that will put them on the path to future success. Changing Expectations for the K-12 Teacher Workforce: Policies, Preservice Education, Professional Development, and the Workplace explores the impact of the changing landscape of K-12 education and the potential for expansion of effective models, programs, and practices for teacher education. This report explores factors that contribute to understanding the current teacher workforce, changing expectations for teaching and learning, trends and developments in the teacher labor market, preservice teacher education, and opportunities for learning in the workplace and in-service professional development.

Current Studies in Pre-service Teacher Education

Current Studies in Pre-service Teacher Education
Author: Hakkı Bağcı
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1527537846

In recent decades, learning another language and educating people with appropriate skills that address the requirements of the modern world have become significant issues. Today, around two billion people learn and use English to some extent, and this number is expected to rise. In the same vein, recent rapid technological advancements have made it mandatory to adjust the education system to the requirements of this era. Currently, in the field of pre-service education, various new approaches are being applied. This book will provide the reader with the chance to read about and understand contemporary topics, approaches and methodologies in education in various fields. In this sense, it will be an essential resource for undergraduate, graduate and PhD students and researchers wishing to learn about the recent developments in pre-service teacher education.

Handbook of Research on Reconceptualizing Preservice Teacher Preparation in Literacy Education

Handbook of Research on Reconceptualizing Preservice Teacher Preparation in Literacy Education
Author: Araujo, Juan J.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2021-12-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1799887278

As it stands, there is currently a void in education literature in how to best prepare preservice teachers to meet the needs of individualized learners across multiple learning platforms, social/economical contexts, language variety, and special education needs. The subject is in dire need of support for the ongoing improvement of administrative, clinical, diagnostic, and instructional practices related to the learning process. The Handbook of Research on Reconceptualizing Preservice Teacher Preparation in Literacy Education stimulates the professional development of preservice and inservice literacy educators and researchers. This book also promotes the excellence in preservice and inservice literacy both nationally and internationally. Discussing topics such as virtual classrooms, critical literacy, and teacher preparation, this book serves as an ideal resource for tenure- track faculty in literacy education, clinical faculty, field supervisors who work with preservice teacher educators, community college faculty, university faculty who are in the midst of reconceptualizing undergraduate teacher education curriculum, mentor teachers working with preservice teachers, district personnel, researchers, students, and curricula developers who wish to understand the needs of preservice teacher education.

Priorities in Teacher Education

Priorities in Teacher Education
Author: Clare Kosnik
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2009-05-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135226199

Advocating concentrating on certain priorities to ensure beginning teachers are prepared for the crucial tasks that will face them, this book discusses seven priorities through case studies.

Pre-service Teacher Education Policy Development

Pre-service Teacher Education Policy Development
Author: Jian Li
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2023-10-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9819958652

This book examines the pre-service teacher education policy development of seven countries, including the USA, the UK, Japan, Canada, Singapore, Australia, and Russia. This book reviews the history of pre-service teacher education policies in those countries and discusses relative case studies on pre-service teacher training practices. It also identifies problems in current pre-service teacher education in those countries and proposes potential countermeasures to resolve those issues. This book serves as a useful reference for various stakeholders in the teacher education field.

Preparing Teachers

Preparing Teachers
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2010-07-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0309128056

Teachers make a difference. The success of any plan for improving educational outcomes depends on the teachers who carry it out and thus on the abilities of those attracted to the field and their preparation. Yet there are many questions about how teachers are being prepared and how they ought to be prepared. Yet, teacher preparation is often treated as an afterthought in discussions of improving the public education system. Preparing Teachers addresses the issue of teacher preparation with specific attention to reading, mathematics, and science. The book evaluates the characteristics of the candidates who enter teacher preparation programs, the sorts of instruction and experiences teacher candidates receive in preparation programs, and the extent that the required instruction and experiences are consistent with converging scientific evidence. Preparing Teachers also identifies a need for a data collection model to provide valid and reliable information about the content knowledge, pedagogical competence, and effectiveness of graduates from the various kinds of teacher preparation programs. Federal and state policy makers need reliable, outcomes-based information to make sound decisions, and teacher educators need to know how best to contribute to the development of effective teachers. Clearer understanding of the content and character of effective teacher preparation is critical to improving it and to ensuring that the same critiques and questions are not being repeated 10 years from now.

Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 2304
Release: 2018-11-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1522573062

As with any industry, the education sector goes through frequent changes due to modern technological advancements. It is every educator’s duty to keep up with these shifting requirements and alter their teaching style to best fit the needs of their classroom. Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications explores the current state of pre-service teacher programs as well as continuing education initiatives for in-service educators. It also emphasizes the growing role of technology in teacher skill development and training as well as key pedagogical developments and methods. Highlighting a range of topics such as teacher preparation programs, teaching standards, and fieldwork and practicum experiences, this multi-volume book is designed for pre-service teachers, teacher educators, researchers, professionals, and academics in the education field.