Reform of Teacher Education in the Asia-Pacific in the New Millennium: Trends and Challenges (Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects)

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. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Reform of Teacher Education Amid Paradigm Shift in School Education....Pages 1-19 The Contending Models of and Debate in Teacher Education in the United States....Pages 23-33 Canadian Teacher Education in Transformation....Pages 35-43 Current Trends in Canadian Teacher Education....Pages 45-62 Patterns of Development of Chinese Teacher Education in a Reform Context....Pages 63-79 Malaysian Teacher Education into the New Century....Pages 81-91 Reform of Teacher Education in India....Pages 93-106 The Quest for Professional Teaching Standards....Pages 109-126 Challenges and Prospects of Teacher Education Colleges and Institutions in Japan....Pages 127-143 Korean National Universities of Education....Pages 145-162 Incorporating ICT in Practicum....Pages 163-180 An American Cluster Placement Model for Enriching Field Experience....Pages 181-196 Professional Development of School Principals for Revitalizing Schooling in Malaysia....Pages 197-217 Institutions of Teacher Education in Asia....Pages 219-238 Back Matter....Pages 239-239 "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."--Jacket