“Improving Teacher Quality: Trends in European Countries”

“Improving Teacher Quality: Trends in European Countries”

• Address by Prof. John Coolahan
• To the
• OECD – Mexico Joint Conference
• Improving Quality in Education
• 10 December 2008, Mexico City

“Improving Teacher Quality for the Knowledge Society”

• Structure of the Address
• Teacher Quality an International Concern – Why?
• Schooling in the Knowledge Society
• Focus on the Teacher as Key Social Mediator
• Distillation of Good Practice Trends
• Need for Comprehensive Policy on Teaching Career
• Recruitment for Quality
• Qualitative changes for Teacher Education Departments
• Curriculum of ITE – Evaluation
• Induction and INSET (CPD)
• Some Career Issues and Quality