This book systematically explores cultivation policies for normal university students from a comparative perspective. A normal school or normal university is an institution created to train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. The book investigates the cultivation policies for normal university students of nine countries, including Russia, Canada, Germany, South Korea, Japan, France, Australia, the USA, and the UK. It provides an in-depth understanding of a global landscape of normal university student cultivation policy development. In addition, this book also offers specific suggestions and strategies to address various challenges and problems faced by policymakers.

This book serves as a useful reference for scholars and researchers who are interested or working in the normal university student education policy field, as well as administrators and stakeholders involved in teacher education system construction, and graduate students who major or minor in the subject of teacher education.

Proposes a new academic concept for normal university student education policies Investigates the cultivation policies for normal university students in nine countries Contributes to the construction of a modern education model from conceptual, practical, and strategical perspectives

Autorentext

Jian Li, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of China Institute of Education and Social Development, Faculty of Education at Beijing Normal University. Dr. Li received her Ph.D. degree from Indiana University Bloomington, USA. Previously, Dr. Li served as the senior research consultant for Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Inclusion and Diversity, and in associate researcher positions at Project on Academic Success (PAS), Centre for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, and Rural Education Action Project (REAP) of Stanford University. Dr. Li general area of scholarship is on the assessment of compulsory education. Within this general area, she has pursued four themes: compulsory education policy, globalization of higher education, higher education policy and management, undergraduate students' global learning performance assessment, faculty academic innovation perspective within higher education and comparative higher education development as a framework for institutional research. Dr. Li has published over 60 articles, monographs and book chapters and delivered over 20 workshops and seminars and offered more than 20 keynote, peer-reviewed and invited presentations throughout the U.S. and in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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Chapter 1. Normal university student cultivation policy in Russia.- Chapter 2. Normal university student cultivation policy in Canada.- Chapter 3. Normal university student cultivation policy in German.- Chapter 4. Normal university student cultivation policy in South Korean.- Chapter 5. Normal university student cultivation policy in Japan.- Chapter 6. Normal university student cultivation policy in France.- Chapter 7. Normal university student cultivation policy in Australia.- Chapter 8. Normal university student cultivation policy in America.- Chapter 9. Normal university student cultivation policy in UK.