Preparing Teachers for the 21st Century

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zhu, Xudong (Editor), Zeichner, Kenneth (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: New Frontiers of Educational Research,
• Subjects: Education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Educational sociology.; Teaching.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Professional & Vocational Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Sociology of Education.

This book addresses two main questions, namely how to prepare high-quality teachers in the 21st century and how the East and the West can learn from each other. It addresses the different challenges and dilemmas that eastern countries, especially China, and western countries are facing with regard t...