1 Teaching and learning to teach can be defined as complex, multifaceted, value-laden
enterprises against the global backdrop of the knowledge society. The continuum of teacher …

There is growing interest in the professional development of teacher educators as the
demands, expectations, and requirements of teacher education increasingly come under …

A pedagogy of teacher education must go well beyond the simple delivery of information
about teaching. This book describes and explores the complex nature of teaching and of …

The move to school-based initial teacher education has opened up exciting opportunities for
student teachers to learn from practising teachers' expertise. This book explores the …

This study re-examines Fuller's widely cited model of teacher development. Fuller's model of
teacher development, based on an analysis of teachers' concerns, posits a three-stage …

This chapter provides an overview of the learning to teach context in Ireland and in each of
the nine countries selected for detailed consideration in this study: England, Scotland …

This study examined situational fluctuations in student teachers'(N= 120) development in
self-efficacy during a three-week teaching practicum in Switzerland. Situational …

Beginning teachers are frequently heard making observations that the knowledge and skills
they have acquired on the training programmes do not come handy when they want to apply …

The context of this research is one in which teachers are now expected to equip their pupils
with the disposition and skills for life‐long learning. It is vital, therefore, that teachers …

This paper describes the main gains resulting from student teachers' first contact with the
teaching profession. The Inventory of Experiences and Perceptions at Teaching Practice …