The Role of Practice in Transformative Teacher Education for the 21st Century

Session Type: WERA Symposium

Abstract

In this transformative era of 21st century, teachers play a vital role in preparing the students to meet the challenges of 21st century. This symposium focuses on the role of practice in the learning to teach process. Clinical practice plays a major role in bridging the “theory and practice” but beyond that, it offers the context for the preservice teachers to develop their professional teaching competence and to acquire and develop the knowledge of teaching and professional content knowledge of teachers. These presentations will provide a worldwide perspective on how clinical practice acts as one of the most critical component in nurturing teachers who are thoughtful, reflective and assume strong ownership for their professional development.

Sub Unit

• World Education Research Association

Chair

• Bee Leng Chua, National Institute of Education - Nanyang Technological University

Papers

• Singapore's Model of Clinical Practice: Preservice Teachers' Experience and Perceived Competence in Teaching - Woon Chia Liu, National Institute of Education - Nanyang Technological University

• Structural Changes of Teacher Education in an Era of Practice—From a Japanese Perspective - Yasuyuki Iwata, Tokyo Gakugei University

• Transformative Teacher Education for the 21st Century on the Highway to Teaching Through Coaching - Christine Bieri Buschor, Zurich University of Teacher Education; Esther Kamm, Zurich University of Teacher Education

Discussant

• Tine F. Sloan, University of California