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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452591503321

Titolo

Advances in teacher education / / edited by V. Alan McClelland and Ved P. Varma

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-68587-5

9786613662811

1-136-45341-5

0-203-12597-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Education ; ; v. 227

Altri autori (Persone)

McClellandV. A (Vincent Alan)

VarmaVishwanath Prasad <1924->

Disciplina

370.710941

370/.7/10941

Soggetti

Teachers - Training of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: London : Routledge, 1989.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ADVANCES IN TEACHER EDUCATION; Copyright; ADVANCES IN TEACHER EDUCATION; Copyright; CONTENTS; DEDICATION; 1 Teaching quality and the accreditation of initial teacher-training courses; 2 Reflections on a changing concept of teacher education; 3 Primary teacher-training;  a practice in search of pedagogy; 4 The formation of secondary teachers; 5 Experience of problems relative to curriculum continuity and school transfer in teacher-training courses; 6 Inculcating teacher awareness of moral education, pastoral care, and human development; 7 Training for multiculturalism

8 Teacher awareness of the economic foundations of a free society9 Training for special needs; 10 The in-service education and training of teachers; Select publications of Professor William Taylor CBE; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

During the 1980s, Britain's educational system was restructured and redirected. Of the many changes which were made, perhaps the most far-reaching have affected the education of teachers themselves.The contributors to this book have all been centrally involved in the



reforming process of teacher education, as providers, assessors, or practitioners, and it is as such that they reflect upon the significant features of the changes in teacher education, while assessing the fulfilment of the initial promise. The book analyses recent advances in teacher education, especially the trend towards imp