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ERIC Number: EJ596665
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0912
The Role of Initial Teacher Training in the Promotion of a Lifelong Learning Culture: A Conflict of Ideals?
Irving, Barrie A.
Education + Training, v41 n9 p416-24 1999
Initial teacher training emphasizes skills, competencies, and subject knowledge at the expense of theory and intellectual debate. This approach is incompatible with a lifelong learning culture. Beginning teachers must understand their own role as lifelong learners so that the concept can permeate teaching practice. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Preservice Teacher Education, School Culture, Teacher Education Curriculum, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Learning Society