Reform of Teacher Education in the Asia-Pacific in the New Millennium

In facing the challenges of rapid globalization, IT intensification, international competition and local demands for developments, educators, scholars and leaders in the Asia-Pacific region and other parts of the world are concerned with reforms of teacher education for the future of education in the new millennium. This edited volume aims to provide a global sharing of the major trends and characteristics of the ongoing teacher education reforms in this region and the major challenges and issues raised in policy formulation and reform implementation.

With a total of 14 chapters prepared by 18 scholars from nine educational systems Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and United States in the Asia-Pacific region, the book highlights the trends and challenges in the reform of teacher education in the region generally and in eight educational systems in particular. Most chapters directly or indirectly address the latest issues of teacher education and development at operational, site, and macro levels from a national or regional perspective.

This volume is of interest to teachers, teacher educators, researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders in all developed and developing countries.

Inhalt
Reform of Teacher Education Amid Paradigm Shift in School Education.- Trends of Teacher Education Reform.- The Contending Models of and Debate in Teacher Education in the United States.- Canadian Teacher Education in Transformation.- Current Trends in Canadian Teacher Education.- Patterns of Development of Chinese Teacher Education in a Reform Context.- Malaysian Teacher Education into the New Century.- Reform of Teacher Education in India.- Challenges in Teacher Education in the 21st Century.- The Quest for Professional Teaching Standards.- Challenges and Prospects of Teacher Education Colleges and Institutions in Japan.- Korean National Universities of Education.- Incorporating ICT in Practicum.- An American Cluster Placement Model for Enriching Field Experience.- Professional Development of School Principals for Revitalizing Schooling in Malaysia.- Institutions of Teacher Education in Asia.