Examining high-performing education systems in terms of teacher training: Lessons learnt for low-performers

Examining high-performing education systems in terms of teacher training: Lessons learnt for low-performers

• Çer, Erkan Amasya University, Turkey
• Solak, Ekrem Amasya University, Turkey

Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 7(1), 42-51, 2018

Sciedu Press

2018

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MA Professional Education for Teachers
• P Social Context of Education
  • PB Comparative Education

Higher Education International Assessment Achievement Tests Foreign Countries Inservice Teacher Education Preservice Teachers Secondary School Students Comparative Analysis High Achievement Qualitative Research Teaching Methods Preservice Teacher Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

The quality of a teacher plays one of the most important roles in the achievement of an education system. Teacher training is a multi-dimensional process which comprises the selection of teacher candidates, pre-service training, appointment, in-service training and teaching practices. Therefore, this study focuses on teacher training processes in Singapore, Shanghai-China, Hong Kong-China and Turkey and aims to discover the reasons for success in Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) by relating it with teacher training processes. Singapore, Shanghai-China, Hong Kong-China were chosen to study because their educational systems were ranked among the high-performing educational systems in 2016. This study was a qualitative research and document analysis method was used to collect data about the relevant countries' teacher training processes. The result of the study suggested some practical considerations for teacher training programs in low-performing education systems about the selection of teacher candidates, pre-service training, appointment, in-service training and teaching practices.
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• English

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2018-05-10