Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-164) and index.
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pt. 1. The Situation in Britain. Ch. 1. The General Context of Teacher Education. Ch. 2. Arriving at the Present Situation of Teacher Education in England and Wales. Ch. 3. The Rhetoric of Teacher Education. Ch. 4. Many Routes: One Destination -- pt. 2. Comparative Perspectives. Ch. 5. Comparative Methods. Ch. 6. Teachers' Professional Status and Prestige. Ch. 7. Educational Change and Teacher Preparation -- pt. 3. Educating the European Teacher. Ch. 8. Education and the European Union. Ch. 9. The Schools in Europe after 1993. Ch. 10. Developing the European Teacher -- Appendix 1: Maastricht Articles 126 and 127 of the Treaty on European Union -- Appendix 2: Competences Expected of Newly Qualified Teachers in England, Wales and Scotland -- Appendix 3: Reseau d'Institutions de Formation (RIF) -- Network of Training Institutions -- Appendix 4: European Questionnaire -- Appendix 5: European Organizations and Acronyms.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Since the mid-1980s education in Britain has been in a process of continual change. As part of this process, teacher education in particular has been strongly affected with the proposed move to locate most professional teacher education in schools. This policy has distanced the course of teacher education in England and Wales from development in other European countries, a matter of concern at a time when there is a move towards a closer European union, with its implications for the mobility of labour. The authors provide an analysis of both the theoretical and proactical aspects of teacher education coupled with a critique of current policies, as well as offering a blueprint for the preparation of future teachers in the European Union.