Educational Research and Innovation Educating Teachers for Diversity: Meeting the Challenge

This Publication Summarises Key Research Findings Which Can Be Used To Redesign Initial And Continuing Teacher Education To Help Practitioners Effectively Teach Diverse Students. It Looks At Challenges Teachers Face In Oecd Countries And Presents A Range Of Policies And Practices Used In Various Contexts, From Countries With Long Histories Of Diversity To Those With More Recent Experiences. The Key Role Of Evaluation – Of Teachers, Schools And Systems – Is Emphasised. Educating Teachers For Diversity: Meeting The Challenge Asks How These Insights Can Inspire Continuing Educational Reform For Our Changing Classrooms, With A Special Focus On Key Questions For Research, Policy And Practice. Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Executive Summary -- The Importance Of Effective Teacher Education For Diversity -- On Diversity In Educational Contexts -- The Oecd Teaching And Learning International Survey (talis) And Teacher Education For Diversity -- Diversity In Education: The Importance Of Disaggregating Data -- Diversity And Educational Disparities -- Attracting And Retaining Diverse Student Teachers -- Curriculum Planning And Development -- Intercultural Competence Teacher-training Models -- From Homogeneity To Diversity In German Education -- Teacher Education For Diversity In Spain -- School Leader Approaches To Multicultural Education -- Classroom Practices For Teaching Diversity -- Supporting Effective Practice: The Pending Agenda -- Annex A - An International Online Consultation -- Biographies Of Contributing Authors. Centre For Educational Research And Innovation--cover. Includes Bibliographical References. This publication summarizes key research findings which can be used to redesign initial and continuing teacher education to help practitioners effectively teach diverse students. It looks at challenges teachers face in OECD countries and presents a range of policies and practices used in various contexts, from countries with long histories of diversity to those with more recent experiences. The key role of evaluation - of teachers, schools and systems - is emphasized. The publication asks how these insights can inspire continuing educational reform for our changing classrooms, with a special focus on key questions for research, policy and practice.--Publisher's description This Publication Sheds Light On The Evidence Base That Can Be Used To Redesign Initial And Continuing Teacher Education To Help Practitioners Effectively Teach Diverse Students.