Transforming teacher education: professionalism for a changing world

This article provides an introduction to a reform in undergraduate teacher education at Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh. The reformed courses are based on principles of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and other student-centred methods, and involve a restructuring of teaching an...

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Main Authors: Terry Wrigley, Paul Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Education Studies Association 2008-01-01
Series:Educational Futures
Online Access:https://educationstudies.org.uk/?p=298
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