Reform of Teacher Education in the Asia-Pacific in the New Millennium

Preface Part I Introduction Reform of Teacher Education Amid Paradigm Shift in School Education; Y.C. Cheng, K.W. Chow and Magdalena M.C. Mok Part II Trends of Teacher Education Reform The Contending Models of and Debate in Teacher Education in the United States; David G. Imig Canadian Teacher Education in Transformation; F. Michael Connelly and D. Jean Clandinin Current Trends in Canadian Teacher Education: The Ontario Experience; Clare Kosnik and Clive Beck Patterns of Development of Chinese Teacher Education in a Reform Context; Ying Jie Wang Malaysian Teacher Education into the New Century; Molly N.N. Lee Reform of Teacher Education in India: Trends and Challenges; Kiran Walia Part III Challenges in Teacher Education in the 21st Century The Quest for Professional Teaching Standards: The NBPTS Model; Richard Beach Challenges and Prospects of Teacher Education Colleges and Institutions in Japan; Masahiro Arimoto Korean National Universities of Education: Reform and Further Reform; Hye Sook Kim Incorporating ICT in Practicum: An Australian Experience; Geoff Rogers An American Cluster Placement Model for Enriching Field Experience; Connie Titone, Robert Cunningham Professional Development of School Principals for Revitalizing Schooling in Malaysia; Ibrahim Ahmad Bajunid Institutions of Teacher Education in Asia: Changes and Challenges; Yin Cheong Cheng and King Wai Chow