Research suggests that the development of a teacher educator identity is a central process in becoming a teacher educator. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the concept of teacher identity. However, teacher educator identity seems to be still under-researched. In this article, a review of literature on teacher educator identity is…

Findings are synthesized from six evaluation studies of alternative teacher certification programs introduced in the Netherlands between 2000 and 2005. The available evidence raises concerns about the feasibility of accelerated workplace learning for aspiring teachers. Intake assessments amounted mostly to selection procedures, while less…

This qualitative study examined student teachers' views on the value of undertaking small-scale research as part of the secondary teacher training course, and evaluated quality of the research reports prepared by the student teachers in terms of meeting the methodological requirements. Data was gathered by a questionnaire composed of open-ended…

This study investigates prospective teachers' language needs in L2 teacher training programmes. A questionnaire was constructed and administered to a total of 79 first, second and third year students in the teaching training school at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). The questionnaire attempted to elicit student teachers' views on the…

The essence of helping student-teachers lies in an exploration of their concerns about teaching. Based on this assumption, the current study aimed to explore student-teachers' concerns and potential topics of reflection, following their teaching experiences. The analysis of fifty-nine journals revealed the complex pattern of past and…

This paper draws from a systematic literature review carried out for the General Teaching Council for Scotland on "Widening access into the teaching profession." The paper first sets out a rationale for seeking the creation of a teaching profession that is demographically representative of the wider population. It is suggested that eight…

Following a constructivist view on learning and based on the work of Adey and Shayer a group of teachers and lecturers in geographical education from northeast England developed some successful strategies to stimulate pupils' thinking skills. At the start of this century the ideas reached The Netherlands. This article presents the results of a…

This journal presents eight papers from a October 1983 conference on the current state of European teacher education in Kolymbari, Greece. Teacher education in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Italy are discussed. (MT)

An overview of the training of teachers for compulsory education in Spain includes discussion of: demographics; historical perspective (with emphasis on laws and recent events necessitating change in teacher training); and projects for the future. (Author/CB)

After presenting the principles relevant to the education of teachers, according to which the Israeli educational system is organized, this article examines the teacher education patterns in the various institutions of Israel. The role of ideological concepts, religious training, and political reform in the development and change of teacher…

A brief description is presented of the characteristics and structure of Malta's teacher education programs in terms of initial teacher training, inservice teacher training, and major reforms occurring during the last decade. (CB)

A literature review emphasizes the role of stress on teacher morale and leads to a description of an "inoculation" program used with beginning secondary school teachers which helps them to cope with common stressors. (Author/CB)

Inservice courses based on commonality of skills, and using management science, are an effective way to meet the present needs for and difficulties with inservice teacher education in Ireland. Examples of modules based on management science are included. (Author/CB)

An analysis is presented of a resolution made by the Council of Europe's Ministers of Education regarding upcoming challenges for teachers and how teacher education can help teachers to face them. The analysis focuses not only on the resolution, but also on the decision-making structure of the council and its use of commissioned background papers…

Foreign language learning/acquisition is a highly complex intellectual-psychic/physical-social integration process that is different for each individual. Cognitive and affective emphases for language acquisition are discussed, along with changes in the student-teacher relationship and implications for teacher education. (Authors/PP)