| Abstract: | In planning for the reform of teacher education, how much of the existing educational and social structure can be taken for granted? Even if a satisfactory reform of teacher education depends on a large-scale transformation of society, some piecemeal improvements can and should be undertaken immediately. Three predominant perspectives of the process of education and their general implications for teacher education are considered. Finally, some suggestions are made on different types of training for different roles in the practice of education, on the place of theory, and on the balance between cognitive and affective aspects. |
