Teacher Education in Scandinavia.

Overview & Synopsis

The trend in Scandinavia is to broaden teacher education and training for academic secondary school teachers in order to overcome excessive specialization. The context of apprenticeship of pre-school, primary teachers is changing toward a more academically oriented program. However, the affective part of the learning/teaching process is becoming more recognized. Recent developments in the Scandinavian educational system are explored. These reforms include moving pedagogical training from autonomous colleges of education into universities proper. Moreover, a newly recognized need for more effective teaching and the results of research in the learning process have made Europeans in general more aware of the training aspect of teacher education. (JD)