03788nam a2200409Ia 4500 bslw09060441 UtOrBLW 20171018091359.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 130426s2013 enka o 000 0 eng d 9781781906545 (electronic bk.) : �62.95 ; �89.95 ; $114.95 UtOrBLW UtOrBLW LB2806 .T43 2013 JNKH bicssc EDU029000 bisacsh EDU034000 bisacsh EDU043000 bisacsh 37.01 371.2 23 Teacher reforms around the world [electronic resource] : implementations and outcomes / edited by Motoko Akiba. Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2013. 1 online resource (xviii, 296 p.) : ill. International perspectives on education and society, 1479-3679 ; v. 19 Bologna process and initial teacher education reform in France / Marina Sacilotto-Vasylenko -- Teacher certification examinations in Georgia : outcomes and policy implications / Magda Nutsa Kobakhidze -- Teacher labor force and teacher education in India : an analysis of a recent policy change and its potential implications / Amita Chudgar -- Teacher training and deployment in Malawi / Joseph DeStefano -- Achieving EFA by 2015 : lessons from BRAC's para-professional teacher model in Afghanistan / Arif Anwar, Mir Nazmul Islam -- Teacher license renewal policy in Japan / Motoko Akiba -- Teacher evaluation policy development in South Korea / Nam-Hwa Kang -- Teacher evaluation policies in the United States : implementation and impact on constructivist instruction / Guodong Liang -- The impact of Mexico's Carrera magisterial / Thomas F. Luschei -- Reforming career paths for Australian teachers / Lawrence Ingvarson -- Conclusion : learning from teacher reforms in global context / Motoko Akiba. During the past decade, many countries have implemented a large-scale reform to improve teacher quality. These reforms have targeted a range of teacher policies including those on recruitment into teaching, pre-service teacher education, certification, hiring and placement, induction and professional development, teacher evaluation, career structure, and compensation. The current global focus on improving teacher quality provides a unique opportunity to learn from the successes and failures of teacher reforms around the world. Previous books on teacher reforms and policies tended to focus on descriptions of teacher policies and their backgrounds, and we have limited knowledge about how these policies were implemented and how they impacted teachers. This edited book fills this knowledge gap by focusing on implementations and outcomes of teacher reforms. The chapters are based on empirical studies that evaluated the implementations and outcomes of major teacher reforms in the countries from various parts of the world: North and South America, Asia and Oceania, Europe, Middle East and Africa. The concluding chapter discusses the lessons learned from these empirical studies and provides recommendations for policymakers around the world who are attempting to improve teacher quality and student learning through teacher reforms. Education Teaching Methods & Materials General. bisacsh Education Educational Policy & Reform General. bisacsh Education Comparative. bisacsh Teaching staff. bicssc Educational change. Teacher effectiveness. Akiba, Motoko. 9781784906538 International perspectives on education and society ; v. 19. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/1479-3679/19 223044 223044