This article is the result of scientific comparative-pedagogical research, which purpose was to highlight the main features of postgraduate professional pedagogical education in Mexico. The author found that the postgraduate professional pedagogical education in Mexico is performed by public and private higher education institutions: higher…

This paper describes the findings of a one-year collaborative research project funded by the Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS). The paper is derived from a Short Report on this study prepared for SCoTENS on 16th May 2012. The study examined the role of physical education (PE) teachers as mentors to new members of…

The 2-year probationary experience of new teachers was described by the McCrone Report as scandalous and led to the development of an induction standard (as part of an emerging framework or continuum of standards for various stages of teacher development) with related structures of support for beginner teachers in Scotland provided by schools and…

This article provides a critical examination of a variety of approaches to induction focusing especially upon Australia and other Pacific Rim countries. The question of the purposes induction serves for graduate teachers, experienced teachers and education systems is addressed in terms of whether it is a technical exercise which preserves the…

Summarizes the inservice teacher training offered by Science Teacher Associations, Departments of Education and Colleges in each of the six Australian states, the Australian Capital Territory, and Papua-New Guinea. (AL)

The structure of teacher education programs in Great Britain is reviewed. Emphasis is placed on combining theory courses within the practice oriented curriculum. (DE)

This section presents the activities (symposiums, seminars and educational surveys) of curriculum developers, teachers, and members of Unesco organizations for exploring the implementation of international understanding in education. (JH)

The United Nations declared the year 2000 and the decade 2001-2010 as "The Year for Culture and Peace." A culture of peace implies more than a passive and quiescent state due to an absence of war and violence. To attain a culture of peace, people must actively strive toward positive values that enable different cultures and nations to…

Reports on the curriculum development process used as part of teacher education, identifying problems of teacher time and effort, relationship to the practical demands of classroom teaching, and links with other aspects of teacher's work. (Author/CK)

Educational reform was undertaken in Mali as part of a general policy of decolonization. The development of the High Teacher-Training College was able to help meet the need for teachers, to set a standard for teacher education colleges, and to acquire national confidence and prestige. (KM)

The efforts of workers in higher educational institutions are directed toward the elaboration of the theoretical principles of pedagogy in the higher school and toward the formation of a course on the principles of pedagogy of the higher school. (KM)

The new arts education program at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, which stresses aesthetic education is described. Music, dance, drama, and the visual and literary arts are all included in the undergraduate program. (RM)

Describes a course in the School of Education at Macquarie University, (Australia). Focusing on curriculum theory and practice as an area of undergraduate academic study, the course covers the process involved in curriculum development, encourages student participation, and emphasizes inductive as opposed to deductive learning. (Author/DB)

Describes an integrated program concerned with problems and protection of nature in an institute in the USSR. The program concentrates on improvement of research, training of specialists, curriculum development, materials production, and organization of conferences. (KC)