We live in a global society which conflicts arise from the non-acceptance of existing diversity. To achieve more inclusive and fair societies, it is necessary that education and, specifically, Social Sciences, attend to development identities school itself. present qualitative case study with Primary Education teachers initial training at two Spanish universities: Autonomous University Barcelon...

Purpose One of the main challenges teacher education is to prepare pre-service teachers (PSTs) implement various instructional models that promote quality learning at school. Beyond individualistic efforts and competition, cooperative (CL) environments provide PSTs with opportunities experience positive interpersonal relationships support. However, both content knowledge acquisition motivation ...

For EFL teacher education, it’s important to polish pre-service teachers’ pronunciation and their teaching skills. Currently, the training for teachers in China only focuses on improvement lacks element of education so that its efficacy still needs improvement. This paper points out rationale applying Learning-Oriented Assessment (LOA) teachers. Then author discusses evaluation approaches integ...

We study the effects of various types of education and training on the ability of teachers to promote student achievement. Previous studies on the subject have been hampered by inadequate measures of teacher training and difficulties addressing the non-random selection of teachers to students and of teachers to training. We address these issues by estimating models that include detailed measure...

Starting from the key competencies for a knowledge society, this paper examines the information and communication technology (ICT) competency needed by teachers for effective teaching in the 21st-century. The paper analyzes the existing pre-service education programmes for teachers’ ICT competency in Lithuanian universities and colleges, self-evaluation of future teachers of their technological...