Handbook of Research on Teacher Education: Innovations and Practices in Asia

ISBN-13: 9789811697845 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Khine, Myint Swe

Opis

This comprehensive book presents emerging research findings and promising reform practices in the field of teacher education, curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning approaches, pedagogical innovations, and professional development in educating the next generation of globally competent students. It reflects the current trends and highlights contemporary teacher education programs in twenty greater Asian countries and regions. It offers insight into improving teacher education in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The handbook contains chapters written by experienced international teacher educators who draw on their experience and expertise to perennial issues and formidable challenges in teacher preparation and meaningful school reforms. This volume is a valuable resource and essential companion for teacher educators, faculty members, staff developers, trainee teachers, undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, school leaders, policy-makers, and professional learning communities to refresh their knowledge and improve their understanding. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in evolving issues in teacher education.

Spis treści

PART I          INTODUCTION

Chapter 1

Teacher Education and Nation Building: Developing Social Capital

PART II         Teacher Education in Southeast Asia

Chapter 2

Teacher Education Research and Development in Singapore

Chapter 3

Teacher Education Research and Development in Malaysia

Chapter 4

Teacher Education Research and Development in Thailand

Chapter 5

Teacher Education Research and Development in the Philippines

Chapter 6

Teacher Education Research and Development in Vietnam

Chapter 7

Teacher Education Research and Development in Cambodia

Chapter 8

Teacher Education Research and Development in Lao PDR

Chapter 9

Teacher Education Research and Development in Myanmar

Chapter 10

Teacher Education Research and Development in Indonesia

Chapter 11

Teacher Education Research and Development in Brunei

PART III       Teacher Education in South Asia

Chapter 12

Teacher Education Research and Development in India

Chapter 13

Teacher Education Research and Development in Pakistan

Chapter 14

Teacher Education Research and Development in Bangladesh

Chapter 15

Teacher Education Research and Development in Bhutan

PART IV       Teacher Education in East Asia

Chapter 16

Teacher Education Research and Development in China

Chapter 17

Teacher Education Research and Development in Korea

Chapter 18

Teacher Education Research and Development in Taiwan

Chapter 19

Teacher Education Research and Development in Japan

Chapter 20

Teacher Education Research and Development in Hong Kong

Chapter 21

Teacher Education Research and Development in Macau

PART V         Future Directions

Chapter 22

Future Directions: Quest for World-class Teacher Education

O autorze

Myint Swe Khine is an Adjunct Professor at Curtin University, Australia. He has more than 30 years of experience in teacher education. He received Master's degrees from the University of Southern California, USA, University of Surrey, UK, and the University of Leicester, UK, and a Doctoral degree from Curtin University, Australia. He worked at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Emirates College for Advanced Education in the United Arab Emirates. He has wide-ranging research interests in teacher education, science education, learning sciences, psychometrics, measurement, assessment, and evaluation. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of several international academic journals. Throughout his career, he has published over 40 edited books. These include Large Scale School Reform and Social Capital Building (Routledge, 2013), Emerging Trends in Learning Analytics (Brill, 2019), Contemporary Perspectives on Research in Educational Assessment (Information Age Publishing, 2020), and Rasch Measurement: Applications in Quantitative Educational Research (Springer, 2020).

Yang Liu is a lecturer at the Shanghai Maritime University in China. He received a Master's degree from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a Ph.D. from Curtin University, Australia. His published work includes investigating students' conceptual learning of science by using visual representations, content analysis of science textbooks, and exploring the effective teaching strategies when multiple modes of visualizations are presented in secondary school science classrooms. He further developed measuring instruments as well as instructional strategies for teachers based on the close examination of teachers' teaching practices. His past research has been presented at national and international science and science education conferences. Yang continues to give significant attention to teachers' instruction and teacher education.