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Tatto, Maria Teresa, Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2013
The Teacher Education and Development Study in Mathematics (TEDS-M), conducted under the aegis of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), was designed to inform policy and practice in mathematics teacher education. For educational policymakers, TEDS-M contributes data on institutional arrangements that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Lassonde, Cynthia A.; Michael, Robert J.; Rivera-Wilson, Jerusalem – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2008
In this edited volume by experts in the field of teacher education, Current Issues in Teacher Education combines forces from the United States and Canada to present and discuss positions on current topics and concerns in the field of teacher education. It provides an overview and multiple perspectives of issues rather than one authority's position…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Multicultural Education, Teacher Placement
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Lai, Kwok Chan; Grossman, David – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2008
In this article Hong Kong's policy on initial teacher training is used as a case study of the interplay between international trends and local policy. Traditionally initial teacher preparation in most countries has been based in higher education institutions. In recent years alternative routes for initial teacher education have proliferated in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Supply and Demand
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Boyd, Donald; Goldhaber, Daniel; Lankford, Hamilton; Wyckoff, James – Future of Children, 2007
To improve the quality of the teacher workforce, some states have tightened teacher preparation and certification requirements while others have eased requirements and introduced "alternative" ways of being certified to attract more people to teaching. Donald Boyd, Daniel Goldhaber, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff evaluate these…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Certification, Teacher Education