Gang Zhu – författare

This book examines the nuances of education reform and teacher education by presenting insightful viewpoints from world-leading educational scholars from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Australia, and the Netherlands. By drawing upon these researchers’ expertise, this book informs the research, practice and policy of education reform and teacher education at the international and national levels. The topics in this volume encompass educational reform for the 21st-century, distributed educational leadership and policy, teacher professional development and learning, professional identity construction, pedagogy of teacher education, multiple goals of education in the neoliberal age, and multicultural education and other relevant topics. These topics center on the vital issues related to multifaceted education reform and teacher education. Each chapter unfolds in the academic dialogue format, which makes the content accessible to the general audience. Considered together, the chapters in this edited volume chart a future pathway for education reform and teacher education.This book appeals to educational undergraduate and graduate students, educational researchers, administrators, policy makers and analysists. Professionals from transnational governments, international organizations, and think tanks will also find this book a helpful resource.