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ERIC Number: EJ646409
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0261-9768
The Professional Development of Teachers in the United States and Japan.
Collinson, Vivienne; Ono, Yumiko
European Journal of Teacher Education, v24 n2 p223-48 2001
Reviews teacher professional development in the United States and Japan, discussing similarities and differences. Faced with increasingly diverse and rapidly changing societies, both counties recognize flaws in their current systems and want to reform teacher education by finding ways of revitalizing professional development. The paper notes that each country has something to offer the other. (Contains references.) (SM)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Improvement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan