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Transformation of Models in Teacher Education in China, From Training to Learning

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From the evolution of the teacher education system in Europe, America, Japan, and other countries, there is a logic: the closed teacher education system with the orientation training mode as the core as the starting point and gradually move toward to the open teacher education system with the nondirected training mode. Different from the relatively straight trajectory shown in the evolution of teacher education system in Europe and the United States, the evolution of China’s higher teacher education system presents a historical appearance similar to the “pendulum phenomenon”: the establishment of a closed teacher education system as a starting point. And the model transformation of teacher education in China shows a clear feature: diversified openness and independent training.

The Overview of Teacher Education System in China

Despite China’s long-standing tradition of respecting teachers and teachings, it was not until the late 1890s that the first normal college in China,...

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  1. Department of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

    Xiaowei Yang

  2. Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China

    Ting Yang

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    Michael A. Peters

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  1. East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

    Ju Yucui

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Yang, X., Yang, T. (2020). Transformation of Models in Teacher Education in China, From Training to Learning. In: Peters, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Teacher Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1179-6_254-1

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