Handbook of Research on Teacher Education (eBook)

Innovations and Practices in Asia

Myint Swe Khine, Yang Liu (Herausgeber)

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2022
XV, 992 Seiten
Springer Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-16-9785-2 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.3.2022
• Zusatzinfo: XV, 992 p. 60 illus., 39 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• Schlagworte: Curriculum • Education Policy • International teacher education trends • professional education • Teacher education in Asia • Teacher education research
• ISBN-10: 981-16-9785-X / 981169785X
• ISBN-13: 978-981-16-9785-2 / 9789811697852