Teacher Policies in High-Achieving East-Asian Countries

• In Event: Roundtable Session 124

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

The objectives of this session are: 1) to introduce major teacher policies in three high-achieving East Asian countries—China, South Korea, and Japan to U.S. and international audiences, and 2) to empirically examine and evaluate these policies and draw implications for teacher policies and reforms in the U.S. and other countries. Four papers examined: 1) teacher license renewal policy in Japan, 2) teacher evaluation policy in South Korea, 3) teacher distribution policy in China, and 4) teacher award system in China. The author(s) of each paper conducted an empirical study to examine the social, cultural, and political contexts in which the new policy was developed, its implementation status, or its influence on teachers.

Sub Unit

• Division L - Educational Policy and Politics / Section 6: Teacher Policy and Politics

Chair

• Motoko Akiba, Florida State University

Papers

• Teacher License Renewal System: A Teacher Accountability Policy in Japan - Motoko Akiba, Florida State University

• National Teacher Evaluation Policy Development in South Korea - Nam-Hwa Kang, Korea National University of Education

• Free Teacher Education Program: A Teacher Distribution Policy in China - Xudong Zhu, Beijing Normal University; Ping Zhao, Beijing Normal University

• Teacher Award System in China - Zhikui Niu, Beijing Normal University