Preparation, Practice, and Politics of Teachers: Problems and Prospects in Comparative Perspective -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- MULTILOGUE ON THE PREPARATION, PRACTICEAND POLITICS OF TEACHERS -- INTRODUCTION -- Origins and Strategies for Developing this Volume -- Teacher Education -- Teachers as Professional Employees -- Teachers as Political Actors -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- PREPARING THE FUTURE OF SCHOOLING: Attitudes of Teacher Education Students Towards Educational Innovation -- INTRODUCTION -- School, University, and the Information Society -- Attitudes and Teaching Innovation -- METHODOLOGY -- Key Features of the Teacher Education Program -- Research Outcomes -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- ANNEX -- Items on Questionnaire Grouped According to Nine Dimensions -- TEACHING IN THE SHADOW OF AN EMPIRE: Teacher Formation in Cuba and the United States -- INTRODUCTION -- Context of Teacher Formation in the United States -- Context of Teacher Formation in Cuba -- Pre-Service Training in Cuba -- Pre-Service Training in the United States -- New York Teacher Certification -- Tennessee Teacher Certification -- In-Service Professional Development in Cuba -- In-Service Professional Development in the United States -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- DIFFERENT APPROACHES, DIFFERENT OUTCOMES: Professional Development of Teachers in the Political Context of Equatorial Guinea -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCEPTUAL ISSUES -- Approaches to Teacher Professional Development -- Teacher's Role and Political Culture -- HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT -- PRODEGE: Professional Development Initiatives to Improve Educational Quality -- METHODOLOGY -- Samples -- Instruments and Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- FINDINGS -- Student Group Work -- Classroom Communication.

Parental Participation in School-Related Activities -- Teacher Involvement in the Community -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- WORKPLACE LEARNING IN INFORMAL CONTEXTS: Transnational Comparison of Teacher Professional Growth in Lithuania and the United States -- INTRODUCTION -- Theoretical Perspectives and Related Research -- Teacher Learning -- Contexts and Processes of Teacher Identity Construction -- METHODS -- The Context of the Study -- Discourse Analysis -- Data Sources or Evidence -- RESULTS -- State and Teachers Assign Different Value to Informal Learning -- CONCLUSION -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- MAKING SENSE OF TEACHER PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT THROUGH SCHOOL NETWORKS INHONG KONG: Teachers' Perspectives -- INTRODUCTION -- NETWORKS AS AN APPROACH TO TEACHER PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT -- METHODOLOGY -- FINDINGS: The School Context -- Diverse Teacher Perceptions of the Curriculum's Subject Matter -- Forming a School Network for the Liberal Studies Curriculum -- Diverse Teacher Perceptions about Introduction of School Network -- School Network's Impact on Teachers' Professional Knowledge -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- APPENDIX 1 -- EMPOWERING TEACHERS TO FOCUS ON THELEARNER: The Role of Outcome-Oriented Curricula in Six European Countries -- INTRODUCTION -- CALL FOR NEW VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING CURRICULA -- Learning Outcomes Approach and Teaching Methods -- FOCUS OF THE COMPARATIVE CASE STUDIES -- METHODOLOGY -- TEACHING APPROACHES IN WRITTEN CURRICULA IN SIX COUNTRIES -- France -- Germany -- Ireland -- The Netherlands -- Spain -- UK-Scotland -- THE TAUGHT CURRICULUM IN LOGISTICS PROGRAMS:CASE STUDIESIN GERMANY AND THE NETHERLANDS -- Teachers' Views on Teaching Methods -- Students' Views on Teaching Methods -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION.

THE EXPLORATION OF TEACHER INCENTIVES: Experiences of Basic Schools in Rural Ghana -- INTRODUCTION -- Motivation Theories -- Teacher Incentives -- North-South and Urban-Rural Disparities -- Education Management in Ghana -- METHODOLOGY -- Research Approach -- Selection of Samples and Data Collection -- LOCAL CONTEXTS OF THE STUDY -- Two Deprived Districts -- The State of Education in the Two Districts -- FINDINGS -- The 'Best Teacher Award' -- The Incentive Package -- Upgrade Programs -- The Diploma in Basic Education (DBE). -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- TEACHER EMPLOYMENT UNDER NEOLIBERALISM: The Case of Turkey -- INTRODUCTION -- Neoliberal Policies, Public Service Concept and Education -- Education as a Right -- Employment Models Used in Education in Turkey -- Reactions to the Different Employment Models -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION.