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Teacher quality in upper secondary science education : international perspectives / edited by Barend Vlaardingerbroek and Neil Taylor

Published
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Physical Description
ix, 286 pages ; 24 cm
Additional Creators
Vlaardingerbroek, Barend and Taylor, Neil, 1957-

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Contents
Foreword / John Oversby -- Introduction : Upper Secondary Science Teacher Quality-"Those Who Can" / Barend Vlaardingerbroek and Neil Taylor -- Australia / Terry Lyons -- Singapore / Lee Chin Chew and Kim Chwee Daniel Tan -- Canada / Todd M. Milford and Christine D. Tippett -- The Netherlands / Lesley de Putter-Smits and Jan van Driel -- Japan / Toshihide Hirano -- New Zealand / Peter Rawlins and Carrol Walkley -- South Korea / Nam-Hwa Kang -- Cluster Summary One -- Oman / Abdullah Ambusaidi -- Turkey / Muammer Çalik -- Malaysia / Noraini Binti Idris -- Nauru / Penelope Serow and Neil Taylor -- Fiji / Salanieta Bakalevu, Mesake Dakuidreketi, and Temalesi Maiwaikatakata -- Indonesia / Ari Widodo, Diana Rochintaniawati, and Riandi -- Sri Lanka / Marie Perera -- Cluster Summary Two -- Yemen / Saouma BouJaoude and Khalid Khan -- Bangladesh / Muhammad Salahuddin -- Cambodia / Chan Oeurn Chey and Sitha Chhinh -- Uganda / Charles Kivunja and John Sentongo -- Cluster Summary Three -- Banking on Quality Upper Secondary Science Teachers : An Investment Guide / Barend Vlaardingerbroek and Neil Taylor.
Summary
"Upper secondary science is the bridge to science-related careers and thereby to human capital formation in science and technology. Quality rather than quantity is what counts at this level and teacher quality is a major determinant. This book looks at upper secondary science teacher quality in eighteen countries from affluent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development members to very poor countries. The yardsticks applied to teacher quality are academic and professional education and training, professional practice including the resource base, continuing professional development, and science teacher associations. All country case studies are written to facilitate internal cross-referencing, thereby accentuating the comparative nature of the volume. The book ends with an 'investment guide' that focuses on where and how money is best spent in relation to building up and maintaining a quality upper secondary science teaching force. "--
"The upper secondary level is a bridge between school and tertiary education. Upper secondary science is the bridge to science-related careers, and quality rather than quantity is a major determinant. This book looks at upper secondary science teacher quality in 18 countries spanning a wide national income range"--
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ISBN
9781137490889 (hardback)
1137490888 (hardback)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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