This book examines the pre-service teacher education policy development of seven countries, including the USA, the UK, Japan, Canada, Singapore, Australia, and Russia. This book reviews the history of pre-service teacher education policies in those countries and discusses relative case studies on pre-service teacher training practices. It also identifies problems in current pre-service teacher education in those countries and proposes potential countermeasures to resolve those issues. This book serves as a useful reference for various stakeholders in the teacher education field.

Discusses case studies on pre-service teacher training practices in eight countries Presents a global landscape of pre-service teacher education policy development Reviews the construction of pre-service teacher education policy in eight countries

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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. Pre-service teacher education policy development in the United States.- Chapter 2. Pre-service teacher education policy development in the UK.- Chapter 3. Pre-service teacher education development in Japan.- Chapter 4. Pre-service teacher education development in Canada.- Chapter 5. Pre-service teacher education policy development in Singapore.- Chapter 6. Pre-service teacher education policy development in Australia.- Chapter 7. Pre-service teacher education policy development in Russia.