This document contains the proceedings of the 25th World Assembly of the International Council on Education for Teaching. The Assembly focused on the topic of improving teacher education on a global scale. Leading educators from every continent participated in workshops, plenary sessions, and group discussions on a variety of topics dealing with the assessment of educational efficiency, educational technology in teacher education, performance based teacher education, the power of motivation in teaching, rural education, nonformal education, innovation in teaching, and new directions in higher education. A special seminar for businessmen concentrated on the relationship of business and industry to higher education. Selected and edited papers and speeches addressing these topics are presented. (Author/LH)