A symposium on the initial training and further education of preschool education personnel in Europe was arranged in 1976 by the European Information Centre for Further Education of Teachers (Prague, Czechoslovakia). Two main papers were presented, followed by a group discussion by participants on specific problems. The final day of the symposium…

The first section of this monograph presents an outline of the inservice training regulations for teachers in Japan, focusing upon the legal aspects and the functions of the state. Inservice education is compulsory for teachers, and its administration is governed by the Local Public Service Personnel Law. Descriptions are presented of the roles of…

In the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a system for continual teacher improvement has a legal and organizational basis. Compulsory teacher self-improvement is necessary both to raise ideological and political standards and to supply knowledge and skills in a time of continuous change. In addition to courses offered through institutes,…

The European Information Centre for Further Education of Teachers (EIC-FET), located in Prague, Czechoslovakia, was set up in 1973 to acquire and organize information on professional growth of teachers. The information is collected to serve as a basis for in-house administrative needs and for the program implementation, innovation, and integration…

A long-term plan to improve the training of teachers was formulated in the fifteenth Congress of the Czechoslovak Communist Party. The concept behind this new plan emphasizes equal proportions of qualities desired of teachers, including some ideological, political, moral, and psychological components. There has been a shift in the role of…

Education in Czechoslovakia is compulsory for all children from the ages of six to sixteen and is founded on Marxist-Leninist principles. Teachers are required to exhibit undivided ideological and political influence, guide the young toward moral standards advocated by the communist government, and be fully prepared to teach in a specialized…

The articles in this collection present the views of teacher educators in Czechoslovakia, Poland, and the Soviet Union on inservice, or "lifelong" teacher education. The first section contains five essays: (1) a new teachers' training project in Czechoslovakia; (2) further education of teachers and educational personnel in the…

A new educational system for primary grades has been in effect in Czechoslovakia since 1976. This new approach demanded revisions in teacher preparation and skills, since much of the burden for the system's success rested with the teachers. The new system calls for primary school teachers to be able to teach all subjects in two consecutive grade…

Hyogo University of Teacher Education is one of two graduate universities in Japan that were designed to meet national demands for improved, higher quality teacher education programs. The teacher education program focuses on a new inservice teacher education concept, which requires active participation of teachers in creating a continuous series…