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Teacher Education Policy and Research: An Introduction

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In many countries, teacher education is being increasingly framed as a policy problem that requires national solutions and large-scale reforms. In this context, a group of leading teacher education researchers from 15 nations formed the Global Teacher Education Consortium (GTEC) to investigate the impact of teacher education policies and associated reforms within and across these jurisdictions. This book represents the first collective work of GTEC. The chapters provide analyses of current teacher education policy in Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Finland, Hong Kong SAR, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, the USA and Wales. This introductory chapter provides an overview of global trends in teacher education policy and associated notions of professionalism, and the connections and disconnections between teacher education policy and research.

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    Hon Christopher Pyne, Minister for Education. Sydney Morning Herald, 18 February, 2014.

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Mayer, D. (2021). Teacher Education Policy and Research: An Introduction. In: Mayer, D. (eds) Teacher Education Policy and Research. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3775-9_1

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