Teacher Education in England and Wales.

Overview & Synopsis

This paper addresses the following issues and problems facing teacher education in England and Wales: (1) the implications for teacher education of the government decision to change from a dual (elitist) system of education (which was mirrored in a dual system of teacher education) to a system of equal education for all children; (2) the effects of the massive expansion of the teacher education enterprise between the years 1960 and 1970, followed by a rapid demographic collapse and the sudden reversal of demand for teachers and decline in enrollment in teacher education; (3) a cut in the number of sites in which teacher education is conducted and a change in the balance among those sites and institutions, with the balance shifting dramatically towards universities from public sector institutions of higher education; (4) the establishment of the Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education by the government, and the impact of government control on teacher education institutions; (5) the gradual progress of anti-intellectualism in teacher education; and (6) the need for re-structuring teacher salaries. (JD)