Do Universities have a Role in the Education and Training of Teachers? An International Analysis of Policy and Practice

The education of teachers has become a major concern in the development and improvement of education systems across the world. In most countries the responsibility for preparing teachers is held by the universities, which has helped raise the status of teaching. However teacher education has come under increasing criticism as overly theoretical and ineffective in addressing the practical needs of teachers within the classroom. This book addresses these concerns directly through a unique series of case studies by leading academics. The book suggests a number of key questions for universities to address in the education of teachers.

Series Editors' Preface; Chapter 1 - The Issues and Tensions Around Teacher Education and Training in the University; Chapter 2 - Academic and Practical: Research-based Teacher Education in Finland; Chapter 3 - Norwegian Teacher Education: Development, Steering and Current Trends; Chapter 4 - Teachers for the Twenty-first Century: A Transnational Analysis of the Role of the University in Teacher Education in the United Kingdom; Chapter 5 - The Role and Place of Training Organisations, the State Employer and University in Initial Teacher Training in France (1991-2015); Chapter 6 - Universities and the Preparation of Teachers in the Mediterranean: Cautionary Tales from the Global South; Chapter 7 - The Changing Role of Universities in US Teacher Education; Chapter 8 - Cinderella Faculties: The Changing and Unchanging Nature of Teacher Education in Australian Universities; Chapter 9 - Teacher Education in Universities: A Case from India; Chapter 10 - The Development of Key Normal Universities in China: Challenges and Transformations; Chapter 11 - Teacher Education in Chile: Trends in Social and Political Pressures for Change and Evolution of its Organisational and Knowledge Bases; Chapter 12 - The Missions and Meanders of Teacher Education in South Africa; Chapter 13 - Teacher Education in Uganda: Policy and Practice; Chapter 14 - Building an Agenda for the Reform of Teacher Education and Training within the University; Index; Acknowledgements