High quality teaching and learning : changing policies and practices / edited by Linda Darling-Hammond and Ann Lieberman.

Teachers are the most important single element of the education system but what does it take to create high quality teachers in today's world? Around the world, countries are struggling to understand how to change their schools to meet global demands. International comparisons have shown that s...

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Main Author: Lieberman, Ann
Other Authors: Darling-Hammond, Linda
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Routledge, 2012.
Series:Teacher quality and school development.
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Summary:Teachers are the most important single element of the education system but what does it take to create high quality teachers in today's world? Around the world, countries are struggling to understand how to change their schools to meet global demands. International comparisons have shown that schools in Finland lead the league tables, but why is this, what new policies and practices in teacher education have they developed and how do they support the changes? A number of European and Asian countries also top the list when it comes to providing high quality teacher education, but there is littl.
Physical Description:1 online resource (200 pages).
ISBN:0203817559
9780203817551
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.