• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.49-59
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• 2017

The objective of this research is to compare the teacher education system in countries that have reformed, or are in the process of reforming, their informatics education by reflecting ongoing social changes and developments in IT. The teacher education systems in Finland, Germany, Japan, the UK and US were compared. As a result of the study it was found that (1) the results did not differ according to the teacher education institution, (2) there was a focus on a minor subject, and (3) there were various routes for teacher training. The systems for special graduate schools were found to be developed, probation period after graduation was more than one year, and license renewal systems were being enforced. Based on these results, it was proposed that (1) more teachers be recruited to attend graduate schools and (2) that software training be given to all teachers as a minor. Finally, a license renewal system for revaluating teachers' qualifications was also proposed. This research is meaningful in that it compared the teacher training system in Korea with five major developed countries.

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.1-21
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• 2018

The OECD ITP project has looked at the black box of each participating countries' teacher education system. In the 2000s, various countries have tried to reform their professional development systems for teachers, including teacher education and induction, as an initial yet crucial step to improve the quality of education. Since 2015, OECD member countries have been conducting an international comparison study on teacher education and induction programs(i.e. ITP). The ITP project is an in-depth comparative study among the member countries that have expressed willingness to participate voluntarily. This paper introduces the progress of the ITP project and analyzed the national background report on the teacher education and induction system of the participating countries and compared the features of the systems. In addition, this study explores the common issues surrounding the teacher education and induction system. Moreover, the researcher has tried to derive some suggestions for improvement of teacher education and induction system in Korea.

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.81-103
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• 2016

The reform of teacher policies to raise the quality of teachers has been one of the major priorities of countries around the world. Especially, the structure of elementary and secondary teacher education institutions has been the focus of international teacher policy reform agenda. Despite the problems faced by Korean teacher education system, the reform policy effort has not been actively pursued. Based on this problem recognition, this study seeks to analyze the case of Ireland to reveal the characteristics of teacher education system restructuring including background of restructuring, key strategies, and major contents. We found that the restructuring of Irish system was triggered by both domestic and international initiatives to tackle the problems of the system. The restructuring effort was led by the government and showed several distinctive features, such as reducing the number of institutions, combining elementary and secondary teacher education institutions, and strengthening research capacity of institutions. Base on the findings, a few policy recommendations were made to reignite the discussions on the reform of teacher education system in South Korea.

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.21-46
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• 2018

This study examines the characteristics of teacher education system and professional standards of teachers in Canada through analysis of the current teacher education curriculum and salary grids of teachers in Canada. As a result, the following characteristics were found. First, contents and theories acquired during the course of teacher education are connected to the actual practice to increase the site-compatibility. Second, professional standards of teachers is rather holistic, than detailed and systematic. Based on the findings, the following implication can be drawn. To enhance the site compatibility of teachers in the Republic of Korea, it is requisite to build a persistent, and cooperative relationship among the faculty members of teacher education program, the members of the community, and supervisor teachers of practicum schools. Also, it is necessary to come up with a system that directly connects the professionalism of the teachers and the salary grids, as the salary of teachers are adjusted according to the completion of degree or courses, reflecting the professionalism.

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.161-184
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• 2017

This study aims to draw implications by analyzing the direction of the reorganization of French teacher policy focusing on ESPE which was introduced in 2013 according to the flow of French education reform. When looking at the major changes in the French teacher training system, three revisions have been made over the last 25 years and starting from IUFM introduced in 1991 and through in 2009, ESPE, a new teacher training institute, has been introduced in 2013 and been running. ESPE is an independent professional teacher training institution for educating teachers (from kindergarten to university) as well as education specialists and the understanding of ESPE has a significance in that it can see the direction of reform of French teacher policy in the fact that all advantages of the former system is succeed at maximum and the disadvantages are complemented. When looking at the major reorganization direction of French teacher policy, first, it has strengthened its position as a research teacher by connecting teacher training with the master's degree program. Second, it pursued the balance between theoretical education and field training in teacher training. Third, eligibility criteria of teacher training become diversified and it's downgrading from master degree to bachelor degree. Fourth, teacher training, teacher recruitment exam, master degree in teaching and teacher certification are linked each other. Fifth, teacher training is made in two aspects, teachers as well as education specialists. In conclusion, French teacher policy has a great significance in terms of the fact that the will of reform improving the quality of education ultimately through establishing the status as research teacher and improving the quality of teachers can be seen.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.72-79
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to explore good college instructional practice in the industrial teacher education in order to improve the quality of instruction. The study that what is the good instructional practice have been relatively more researched on elementary and middle school than colleges. Research methods used in this study were an individual interview and focus group interview. Research results and analyses were three directions in good instructional practice to be in teacher's college, engineering college and teacher's graduate school. Based on the result of the study, some recommendations for future researches were made as follows: First, good instructional practice in teacher's college were to be interested in students and be enthusiastic class and practical training. Second, good instructional practice in engineering colleges were class to be a faithful college program for teaching profession orientation and practical training. Third, good instructional practice in teacher's graduate school were class to allow for an academic standard and subjects of special study of each students.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.3308-3314
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• 2009

The purpose of this research is to develop a model of teacher education system in u-Learning age. To achieve the purpose, first, the current teacher education system was analyzed. Second, ubiquitous technologies which could be used in future teacher education system were analyzed. Third, functions of ubiquitous technologies supporting communication between the elements of teacher education system were explored based on the analysis of the technologies. Forth, researchers analyzed pre-service teachers' understanding, needs, and demands for the future teacher education system in u-Learning age. The model of teacher education system which is appropriate for u-Learning age was proposed based on the results of analyses. The developed model could help to educate pre-service teachers who will lead the education in u-Learning age.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.447-454
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to strengthen the practicality of preliminary teachers in preparation for future education, to respond to structural changes in the teacher training system due to a decrease in the school-age population, and to seek a future-oriented direction for the curriculum of teacher training institutions. To this end, we analyzed the competency diagnosis items of the teacher training institutes in the 5th cycle from 2019 to 2020, and based on the proposal for the development plan for the teacher training system announced by the Ministry of Education in July 2021 and the contents of the 4 discussions, content was presented. The results were as follows. First, to nurture creative and convergence-type talents, teacher training institutions need to develop multi-curricular competency and reorganize the curriculum into a future-oriented curriculum. Second, in order to foster the competence of teachers and preliminary teachers in teacher training institutions, it is essential to strengthen the competence of teachers through the introduction of the metaverse, general teaching methods, and ICT-using teaching methods. Third, teachers' training institutions will introduce and strengthen the 'education practice teacher homeroom system' to strengthen school field-oriented practical competencies, 'dedicated mentor-mentee' centered on seniors and juniors, 'monitoring system' led by university professors, and 'probationary teacher system'

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.123-144
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• 2017

The purpose of the study was to analyze American teacher quality management system and provide it's implications. For this, the study analyzed the main traits of American teacher policy, Pennsylvania State University's teacher cultivation system, Pennsylvania State's teacher certification, selection, and recruit system, the master teacher system of New Jersey and New York State. The main results are as the followings. First, American teacher policy is variously operated by state government and school district based on variety and autonomy. Second, for teacher cultivation in American teacher policy, the evaluation on the teacher cultivation program of teacher cultivation institute(mainly university) is strictly administrated. Third, for teacher certification, various tests for gaining teacher certificate are administered and standardized tests are used for the tests. Fourth, for teacher selection and recruit, there is no special test for selection and teacher recruit is done by contract. Fifth, for quality management using excellent teacher, America is administering master teacher that is similar with master teacher system in Korea. Finally, the innovation of teacher cultivation institute by introducing Every Student Succeeds Act(ESSA) is anticipated. Based on these results, the implications for Korean teacher policy were provided.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.61-78
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• 2018

The purposes of this study are to importance and performance of performance goal of workforce training project of SMB Specialized Vocational High Schools by existence of teaching staff's assignment and compare difference of the priority for performance goal of two groups by IPA. Research problems for them are as follows. First, how about differences of the importance for performance goal of workforce training project of SMB Specialized Vocational High Schools by existence of teaching staff's assignment? Second, how about differences of the performance for performance goal of workforce training project of SMB Specialized Vocational High Schools by existence of teaching staff's assignment? Third, how about differences of the priority for performance goal of workforce training project of SMB Specialized Vocational High Schools by existence of teaching staff's assignment? Results obtained by this study are as follows. First, performance goal of workforce training project of SMB Specialized Vocational High Schools that teaching staffs recognize the most importantly regardless of the existence of assignment was 'improvement of students' adaptation to the filed' in area of 'employment competency strengthening'. Second, performance goal of workforce training project of SMB Specialized Vocational High Schools that teaching staffs recognize the degree of high performance regardless of the existence of assignment was 'expansion of SMB employment opportunity' in area of 'employment connection'. Third, regardless of the existence of teaching staff's assignment, areas of high priority in performance goal of workforce training project of SMB Specialized Vocational High Schools were 'improvement of teaching staff's understanding for SMB' and 'improvement of SMB understanding for Specialized Vocational High School' in area of 'improvement of SMB mind for Specialized Vocational high School'.