ERIC Number: EJ811920
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Mar
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The Logic of Convergence and Uniformity in Teacher Production
Loomis, Steven; Rodriguez, Jacob; Tillman, Rachel; Gunderson, John
Teaching Education, v19 n1 p1-10 Mar 2008
This paper discusses teacher education, institutional growth and the economy of information. It compares the sector of teacher education with global markets, described by Thomas Friedman in his book "The world is flat", as emerging and "flattening" in light of rapid technological and communication advances. The institutional framework of teacher production has tightly aligned with a hierarchy of controls and norms used widely by both private and public universities. Authors argue that the economy of universal information cannot provide an educational system with the tools it needs to train teachers and develop students as valuable contributors to the emerging world economy. Although it may be financially costly in the short-term, the higher-cost variables of particular information will prove vital to giving teacher training programs and independent universities the freedom to innovate, meeting the challenges afforded by a changing world.
Descriptors: Educational Change, Technological Advancement, Global Approach, Teacher Education Programs, Schools of Education, Educational Environment, Educational Trends, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Economic Factors, Educational Policy, Information Skills, Information Technology, Information Literacy, Technological Literacy, Educational Technology, Influence of Technology, Social Change, Technology Integration, Institutional Environment, Organizational Culture, Educational Theories, Access to Information, Government Role, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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