Quest for World-Class Teacher Education?
Quest for World-Class Teacher Education?

Author: Jun Li

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-25

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 981100837X

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Utilizing a case study method and a Multiperspectival Approach, this volume presents a pioneering, in-depth study about China’s teacher education policy since the 1990s. It critically investigates the rational, dynamic and complex implementation process taking place at the micro institutional level for the transformations of teacher education institutions. The book first introduces the sociopolitical and cultural background of China’s teacher education system and its challenges under the condition of globalization, and illustrates major national initiatives for nurturing highly qualified teachers. It then explores new teachers’ identities in an era of enhanced professionalism, uncovers the ways they reflect China’s teacher education reform, and distills the rationales behind these policy actions. This is followed by an analytic presentation of the findings of the case study of a provincial normal university, with a particular focus on such core pieces of the implementation jigsaw as policy flow, the dynamism of implementation, sociopolitical and cultural confluence, and institutional barriers in the complex process. Lastly, the book unravels key recommendations and implications for policy implementation studies from the China policy case, and constructs a Chinese Zhong-Yong Model of policy implementation, and sheds new light on policy studies of teacher education reform in particular and public policy in general, which may be transferable to other sociopolitical contexts seeking to nurture world-class teachers and achieve educational excellence in a global age.

Teacher Education in the People's Republic of China
Teacher Education in the People's Republic of China

Author: Rhea A. Ashmore

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13:

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Since the late 1970s, the central government in China has focused on education reform as one of the key components to achieve the goal of the four modernizations: (1) agriculture; (2) industry; (3) science and technology; and (4) defense. Reform outlines and government mandates have significantly affected education in China at all levels. A brief chronology of education is highlighted and an explanation is given about how teacher education has evolved since the time of Confucius. The monograph includes vignettes taken from original essays. These essays are the extemporaneous writings of Chinese students at the Shanghai International Studies University. (BT)

Teacher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region
Teacher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

Author: Paul Morris

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-08

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1135584222

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This book investigates the relationships between education and national development in an area of the world where both have acquired considerable importance. It questions assumptions which view education primarily as a direct investment in human capital and approaches which measure the efficacy of educational provision solely in terms of quantifiable differences between inputs and outputs. Unlike most of the more general works in this field, it does not set out either to confirm or to refute a particular theory. Instead, the main perspectives which have been adopted to explain the role of education in development are explored. The role of education in the development of eight societies in East Asia, including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, Macau, and the People's Republic of China, is examined. These societies are compared in order to highlight the diverse and complex role played by education in their development.

Report on China Smart Education 2023
Report on China Smart Education 2023

Author: China National Academy of Educational Sciences

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2024-10-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789819750894

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of smart education in China. It defines smart education as a higher level of digital education that can be divided into four stages, including resource sharing, data-driven, integration with AI, and ecology reshaping. It proposes five practical paths for the development of smart education in China, such as cultivating innovation literacy as its goal and data empowerment as its core, and it develops an evaluation framework consisting of four dimensions, including extensive connectivity, innovative application, mechanism guarantee, and literacy improvement. Finally, it also identifies five trends in the global development of digital education. This book serves as a valuable resource for teachers, education administrators, education researchers, and other readers who are interested in educational innovation and development in China.

Digital Transformation and Innovation in Chinese Education
Digital Transformation and Innovation in Chinese Education

Author: Spires, Hiller A.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-08-11

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 152252925X

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Technology use has become increasingly popular in education. Due to cultural influences and access issues, advances in digital teaching and learning in Chinese education have been slow; however, certain regions have been able to successfully integrate technology into their curriculum and instruction techniques. Digital Transformation and Innovation in Chinese Education is an essential reference source featuring the latest scholarly research on utilizing technology in Chinese learning and instruction, and it provides insights to classroom transformations within the context of Chinese culture. Including coverage on a broad range of topics and perspectives such as MOOCs, blended learning, and e-learning, this publication is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on technological innovation in Chinese education.

Handbook of Education Policy Studies
Handbook of Education Policy Studies

Author: Guorui Fan

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-06-10

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 981138343X

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This open access handbook brings together the latest research from a wide range of internationally influential scholars to analyze educational policy research from international, historical and interdisciplinary perspectives. By effectively breaking through the boundaries between countries and disciplines, it presents new theories, techniques and methods for contemporary education policy, and illustrates the educational policies and educational reform practices that various countries have introduced to meet the challenges of continuous change. This volume focuses on policies and changes in schools and classrooms. The studies on school changes present the differences in the policies and challenges of K-12 schools and universities in different countries and regions, and in connection with the contradictions and conflicts between tradition and modernization, as well as the changing roles of various stakeholders, especially that of teachers. In terms of curriculum and instruction, many countries have undertaken experiments and introduced changes based on two major themes: “what to teach” and “how to teach”. International education assessments represented by PISA not only promote the improvement and extensive application of educational assessment and testing techniques, but have also had far-reaching impacts on education policies and education reforms in many countries. Focusing on the changes in educational policies at the micro level, this volume comprehensively reveals the complex interactions between school organizations, teachers, curricula, teaching and learning, evaluation and other elements within the education system, as well as the latest related reforms worldwide.