Policy and Politics in Teacher Education

During the last 20 years, governments around the world have paid increasing attention to the recruitment, preparation, and retention of teachers. Teacher supply and teacher quality have become significant policy issues, taken up by policy-makers at the highest levels. This is because teachers are now seen by many governments as the âe~lynch-pinâe(tm) of educational, economic and social reform. This volume grew out of a recognition by the Editors of the growing significance of teacher education p...