Teacher Education‐‐into the 1990s

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During the 1970s the structure and organisation of teacher preparation in England and Wales underwent major change. By the early 1980s the College of Education as it has hitherto been known will have virtually disappeared. Most entrants to teaching will obtain their qualifications by following consecutive rather than concurrent courses. The relation of the content and theoretical basis of courses to a reformed structure and organisation, and to changes in governance and control is problematical. Societal re‐definition of the teacher's role, together with the problems of cognitive management occasioned by a widening and deepening of the knowledge‐base relevant to teaching, may encourage more systematic attempts to identify a ‘common core’ teacher education curriculum. In any event, our future understanding of the linkages between teacher education and social change needs to take into account a broader range of interactions than has been customary.

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