ERIC Number: EJ1375084
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2232-1802
EISSN: EISSN-2289-2567
Toward Student-Centered Teacher Education Programs
Jacobs, George M.; Lie, Anita
Journal of International and Comparative Education, v11 n2 p93-105 2022
The impetus for this conceptual article was the authors' reflections on their experiences as teachers and teacher educators in various Asian countries (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam), combined with their support for Social-Cognitive Theory and student-centered learning. Of course, great variations exist within and between countries in terms of development programs for educators. The present article examines actions by lecturers, policy makers, and other stakeholders which might enhance teacher education by helping it evolve to be more student-centered, thereby better preparing teachers to be lifelong learners and for those teachers to use a student-centered approach with their own students. These actions involve five possible areas: (1) students doing more research; (2) increasing learners' roles in course design; (3) going beyond basic teaching skills and the basic curriculum; (4) building the social side of learning; and (5) searching for new knowledge and learning tools.
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Teacher Education Programs, Adult Learning, Social Cognition, Social Theories, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Design
University of Malaya Press. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 50603. e-mail: jice@um.edu.my; Web site: http://jice.um.edu.my/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China; Indonesia; Malaysia; Japan; Philippines; Singapore; Vietnam
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