International Journal of Educational Development
Volume 28, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 7
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Competency disparity between pre-service teacher education and in-service teaching requirements in Taiwan
Jon-Chao Hong, Jeou-Shyan Horng, Chan-Li Lin & Lih-Juan ChanLin
The purpose of this study is to explore whether pre-service teacher education in Taiwan equips in-service teachers with the necessary knowledge and competency to meet the demands of the... More
pp. 4-20
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South African teachers’ ability to argue: The emergence of inclusive argumentation
Zena Scholtz, Martin Braund, Merle Hodges, Robert Koopman & Fred Lubben
This paper explores the argumentation ability of ten science teachers in two South African schools on opposite ends of the resource spectrum. Toulmin's model is used to analyse individual... More
pp. 21-34
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The role and status of non-governmental (‘ daike’) teachers in China's rural education
Bernadette Robinson & Wenwu Yi
A key ingredient for countries striving to achieve Education For All is the availability of trained qualified teachers with favourable working conditions. The goal is an elusive one, even for some ... More
pp. 35-54
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Pedagogical renewal: Improving the quality of classroom interaction in Nigerian primary schools
Frank Hardman, Jan Abd-Kadir & Fay Smith
This study reports on an investigation of classroom interaction and discourse practices in Nigerian primary schools. Its purpose was to identify key issues affecting patterns of teacher–pupil... More
pp. 55-69
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Restructuring reforms in Turkish teacher education: Modernisation and development in a dynamic environment
Gary M. Grossman & Margaret K. Sands
The paper examines the effectiveness of recent reforms in teacher education in Turkey, specifically the restructuring of programmes in university faculties of education. It first, briefly, sets the... More
pp. 70-80
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Teacher autonomy and centralised control: The case of textbooks
Muhannad Mustafa & Cedric Cullingford
This paper analyses teachers’ attitudes towards the use of textbooks as a means of understanding what happens in a heavily centralised education system. Whilst the research is based on a particular... More
pp. 81-88
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Problems on primary school-based in-service training in Vietnam: A case study of Bac Giang province
Eisuke Saito, Atsushi Tsukui & Yoshitaka Tanaka
In Vietnam, despite the introduction of a new curriculum based on a child-centred education approach, there exist many problems and challenges in the educational process. To overcome these problems... More
pp. 89-103