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This article describes transformation of the organisation of teacher training in France. The transformation of training and recruitment of teachers results from distinct reforms concerning three interrelated aspects of the organisation of teacher training: the setting of the entrance requirement to the profession at the level of a university Master’s degree (Masterisation of teacher training), the change in the recruitment process, and the integration of teacher training colleges (IUFM) into the universities.
Published: 2011
Updated: Aug. 06, 2013
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This meta-analysis study summarizes the effects of the GlobalEd Project on middle and high school students’ interest in social studies and negotiation self-efficacy. Meta-analytic evidence supports statistically significant increases in students’ interest in social studies for both middle and high school students and negotiation self-efficacy for high school students only as a result of participating in GlobalEd. Results demonstrated different effects of the intervention on middle and high school students, indicating greater increases for high school students.
Published: 2011
Updated: Jul. 23, 2013
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Teacher education in Norway is nationally regulated and is currently undergoing extensive changes. The authors outline the various education routes for teachers and some of the ongoing work to improve teacher education. The authors focus on the reform that has come the farthest: initial teacher education for grades 1–7 and grades 5–10. The authors discuss the controversies abound in teacher education, and the relationship between designing programmes that enable the development of skills and also enhance becoming a teacher..
Published: 2011
Updated: Jul. 09, 2013
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The author presents a curriculum-theoretical instrument, which allows a systematic analysis of the structure of curricula. This instrument was developed based on German curricula, a country in which a large-scale educational reform was set in motion involved the adoption of new curriculum types.
Published: 2012
Updated: Jun. 26, 2013
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The authors present five guiding design principles. The authors examine teacher-learners action research reflections to identify what impact the principles had on teacher practice. The results reveal the efficacy of the five design principles and the power of bridging the culture of the academies and the realities of practice for teacher education.
Published: 2012
Updated: Jun. 24, 2013
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This paper examines an extraordinarily successful early childhood education teacher preparation program at an urban 2-year college struggling with retention. This Early Childhood Education Program is able to maintain a graduation rate that is over four times greater than that of the college average and has a reputation for producing high-quality early childhood educators. The faculty and students in the program explain that the key to the program's success is a “culture of family,” a strength-based approach that appreciates and builds upon the assets of the faculty and students. Furthermore, this approach fosters meaningful relationships by focusing on the whole student, and creates a strong commitment to the program.
Published: 2012
Updated: Jun. 19, 2013
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the teaching efficacy of student teachers in the Childhood Education Program at the University of Jordan. Results showed that a third of the student teachers had an internal locus of attribution, whereas two thirds had an external locus of attribution. Data showed that student teachers who had high levels of internal attribution also had a higher capacity to utilize effective teaching strategies compared to those with high levels of external attribution.
Published: 2012
Updated: Jun. 19, 2013
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The authors provide a conceptual base for pedagogy that embraces and incorporates the assets of nontraditional students in higher education and advocates for practice that honors and builds on students' cultural and social capital. The authors describe the challenges and opportunities faced by nontraditional students within institutions of higher education, focusing specifically on early childhood teacher preparation programs.
Published: 2012
Updated: Jun. 19, 2013
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The authors examine the factors influencing the choice of a second career as a vocational education and training (VET) teacher in Switzerland. The results provide an examination of validity of the FIT-Choice scale in a new context, a picture of the determinants of VET teachers' career choice, and an analysis of the relations between perceptions of prior occupations and these determinants, controlling for individual characteristics.
Published: 2012
Updated: Jun. 05, 2013
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The author explains how the context of New Zealand's historical cultural and political climate affects practice and discusses the current direction of teacher education. Teacher education in New Zealand, as in many countries, has been subject to regular review and calls for reform in recent decades. Two current key documents considered the direction of teacher education in New Zealand: Approval, review and monitoring processes and requirements for initial teacher education programmes of the New Zealand Teachers Council and the other document issued by the Ministry of Education.
Published: 2011
Updated: Jun. 03, 2013