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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
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Teacher Education in Scotland
Munn, Pamela
Education Research and Perspectives, v33 n2 p1-18 2006
Using the notion of travelling global policy, this paper discusses the ways in which teacher education in Scotland has responded to world-wide demands on school systems. It highlights the embedded practices which have resisted an unequivocal move to a market-based approach in initial teacher education and contrasts this with approaches to continuous professional development. It discusses the role of the General Teaching Council for Scotland as a possible bulwark against state control and as protector of standards. It concludes that, if the Council could become a more representative body, its already considerable influence as a policy player could be further enhanced.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Global Approach, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Professional Continuing Education, Institutional Role, Enrollment Rate, Elementary Secondary Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Commercialization, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)
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