Overview
Includes the conceptualisation and implementation of Singapore’s Teacher Education for the 21st Century (TE21) Model
Details the implementation process with chapters devoted to different aspects of the TE21 Model
Consolidates the research literature leading to the development of the TE21 Model and makes educated predictions regarding the future of teacher education internationally
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Associate Professor LIU Woon-Chia is Dean of Teacher Education at NIE. She is Associate Professor with the Psychological Studies Academic Group and founding member of NIE’s Motivation in Educational Research Laboratory. She was Associate Dean of Practicum and School Partnerships (2009–2014) and Sub-Dean of Diploma Programme (2008–2009). She co-chaired the Theory-Practice taskforce in NIE’s Programme Review and Enhancement initiative that culminated in the TE21 Model (2008–2009) and the Theory-Practice Core Team, TE21 Implementation Steering Group; was President of the Educational Research Association of Singapore; and represented Singapore in the World Education Research Association (WERA) Council. She is co-convener of the WERA-International Research Network conference.
Professor LOW Ee-Ling is Head of Strategic Planning & Academic Quality at NIE. She is Professor at the English Language & Literature Academic Group and was Associate Dean of Teacher Education (2009–2013). She obtained her PhD in Linguistics (Acoustic Phonetics) from the University of Cambridge under its Overseas Graduate Scholarship. She won a Fulbright Advanced Research Scholarship in 2008, which she spent at Lynch School of Education. She had a leading role in the TE21 Model and NIE’s Strategic Roadmap: Towards 2017. In 2012, she was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) by Singapore’s President. She represents Singapore in Stanford University’s International Teacher Policy Study and Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Global Education Innovation Initiative.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Teacher Education in the 21st Century
Book Subtitle: Singapore’s Evolution and Innovation
Editors: Oon-Seng Tan, Woon-Chia Liu, Ee-Ling Low
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3386-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-3384-1Published: 17 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9860-4Published: 14 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-3386-5Published: 09 February 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 319
Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations
Topics: Teaching and Teacher Education, Learning & Instruction, Curriculum Studies