Teacher Empowerment Toward Professional Development and Practices Pe
This book gathers a range of contributions from researchers and practitioners across borders with an emphasis on theoretical arguments and empirical data concerning teacher empowerment. It propels readers to explore powerful teaching practices that can fu
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Teacher Empowerment Toward Professional Development and Practices Perspectives Across Borders
Teacher Empowerment Toward Professional Development and Practices
Ismail Hussein Amzat Nena P. Valdez •
Editors
Teacher Empowerment Toward Professional Development and Practices Perspectives Across Borders
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Editors Ismail Hussein Amzat School of Education and Modern Languages University of Utara Malaysia Kedah Malaysia
ISBN 978-981-10-4150-1 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-4151-8
Nena P. Valdez Faculties of Humanities and Business President University Cikarang Indonesia
ISBN 978-981-10-4151-8
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Preface
In this era of accountability, schools are being made more and more answerable for the achievement and performance of students. Furthermore, in line with the needs of the global knowledge economy, schools are being pushed to raise standards and improve the quality of teaching and teachers to prepare students for the current and future workplace. Consequently, teacher education is a key issue being debated in the world of education today. This book “Teacher Empowerment Toward Professional Development and Practices: Perspectives Across Borders” is a timely response to the need for continuous teacher development around world especially in developing countries. Teacher professional development (TPD) or continuous professional development (CPD) involves the empowerment of teachers through autonomy, accountability and continuous learning. Continuous teacher development is the core concern
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