Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Editors -- Contributors -- Consulting Reviewers -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- Re-profiling the Teacher and Teacher Education -- Policy Issues in Teacher Education -- Mapping Teacher Education Institutions for Excellence -- Teacher Education in Open and Distance Universities in Africa -- Teacher Education in South Africa: Issues and Challenges -- The Delivery System in Teacher Education -- The Delivery System in Teacher Education in Nigeria: Traditional Practices and New Paradigms -- Sociological Perspectives for Skills Development in Teacher Education -- Counselling Perspective for Skills Development in Teacher Education -- ICT and Teacher Education in East Africa -- Integrating Technology into Social Science Teacher Education -- Pedagogical Integration of Technology into Science, Technical and Vocational Education -- Teacher Education and Process Skills in the STS Classroom -- Obstacles to the Domestication of ICT in Humanities Education -- Curriculum Theorizing and Practice in Teacher Education -- Entrepreneurship in Teacher Education: Issues, Trends and Prospects -- Integrated Pedagogical Approaches for a Productive Teacher Education -- Strategic Planning for Quality Teacher Education -- 2. Re-profiling the Teacher and Teacher Educators -- Introduction -- Paradigm Shifts -- The Changing World -- Profiling Today's Teacher? -- The Person Who Should Teach -- The Skills Package of Today's Teacher -- A New Profile of the Teacher Educator -- Implications of the New Profiles for Teacher Education -- Continuing Professional Education and Development -- Professional Preparation of the Teacher Educator -- Conclusion -- Reference -- 3. Policy Issues in Teacher Education -- Introduction -- Conceptual Clarification -- Purpose -- Policy Formulation and Teacher Education -- Policy in Teacher Education.

Recruitment of Staff -- Admission Guidelines -- Course Content -- Teaching Practice -- Certification and Licensing -- Link between Pre-service Teacher Education (PSTE) and InserviceTeacher Education (ISTE) -- Funding, Monitoring and Evaluation in Teacher Education -- Issues in Teacher Education -- The Scope of Teacher Education -- Teacher Education Course Duration -- Requirement for Professional Teacher Registration -- Expansion of Intermediate Education -- Mismatch between the Expansion of the Educational System and Enrolment into Teacher Training Institutions -- Threats to Capacity Building in Colleges of Education -- Combating Aversion for the Teaching Profession -- Pre-NCE Special Preparation Programme -- National Policy on Teacher Education and Professionalization -- Reviewing School Curriculum -- LNG Award in Literature and Science/Academy Affairs -- Future Prospects for Teacher Education in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. Mapping Teacher Education Institutions for Excellence -- Introduction -- Present Situation (Problem) -- Theoretical Framework -- School Mapping and Teacher Education Mapping -- Excellence -- Procedure in Teacher Education Institution Mapping -- Challenges Facing Effective Teacher Education Mapping and Resolution Strategies -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Teacher Education in Open and Distance Learning Universities in Africa -- Introduction -- Practical Issues in ODL -- Management in ODL -- Technologies in ODL Teacher Education -- Evaluation in ODL -- Admission Requirements -- Provision of Support and Counselling Services -- Provision for People with Special Needs in ODL Programme -- Collaboration as an Essential in ODL -- Power Supply -- Theoretical Explanation of Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. Teacher Education in South Africa: Issues and Challenges -- Introduction.

Transformation in the Education System -- Historical Overview of Teacher Education in South Africa -- The Establishment of a Single Ministry of Education -- The Development and Establishment of a National Qualifications Framework (NQF) -- Introduction of a New Schooling Curriculum -- Mergers of Education and Training Institutions -- The Impact of Educational Transformation on Teacher Education -- Provision of Professional Development Incentives -- Teacher Supply, Demand and Attrition -- Moving Beyond the Rhetoric of Transformation -- Conclusion -- References -- 7. The Delivery System in Teacher Education -- Introduction -- Practical Issues in the Delivery System -- Defining Teaching -- The Teaching Process -- Teaching Outcomes and Teaching Effectiveness -- Theoretical Explanation of the Delivery System in Teacher Education -- Importance of Teaching Skills -- Types of Skills and their Application in Teaching -- Communication and Instruction in the Classroom -- Cybernetics -- Audio Aids -- Visual Aids -- Projectors and Projected Visuals -- Audio-Visuals -- Instructional Television -- The Internet -- The World Wide Web (WWW) -- Electronic Mail (E-mail) -- Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) -- Conclusion -- References -- 8. The Delivery System in Teacher Education in Nigeria: Traditional Practices and New Paradigms -- Introduction -- History of Teacher Education -- Imperative of New Paradigms -- References -- 9. Sociological Perspectives of Skills Development in Teacher Education -- Introduction -- Goals of Teacher Education -- Sociological Perspectives of Teachers' Role -- Teacher Education and the Challenge of Skills Development in the Digital Era -- Conclusion -- Evidence in Knowledge as a Skill -- Evidence in Morality, Technology as a Skill -- References -- 10. Counselling Perspective for Skills Development in Teacher Education -- Introduction.

Counselling Skills and Techniques -- Listening Skill -- Questioning Skill -- Summary Skill -- Solution-focused Skill -- Rapport Skill -- Empathy Skill -- Role Playing -- Shaping -- Chaining -- Prompting -- Reinforcement -- Token Economy -- Punishment -- Extinction -- Assertive Therapy -- Self-control Therapy -- Cognitive Restructuring -- Conclusion -- References -- 11. ICT and Teacher Education in East Africa -- Introduction -- Traditional View of the Teacher -- Teaching as Craft Knowledge: Teaching and Technologies in Teaching -- ICT Initiatives in East Africa -- Use of ICTs in Retooling Teachers in the Asian Pacific Region -- The Way Forward -- Conclusion -- References -- 12. Integrating Technology into Social Science Teacher Education in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Teacher Education in Nigeria -- Technology in the Social Sciences -- Teachers' Place in Technology Integration -- Need for Technology Integration into Teacher Education -- Approaches to Technology Integration -- Components and Principles of Effective Technology in Teacher Education -- Conditions and Challenges for Promoting Successful Technology Integration -- Conclusion -- References -- 13. Pedagogical Integration of Technology into Science, Technical and Vocational Education -- Introduction -- What is Technology Integration? -- Successful Technology Integration -- Challenges of Technology Integration -- Learning Theories related to Technology Integration -- Different Types of Technology and their Educational Applications -- Integrating into Education (Teaching and Learning) -- Development and Utilization of Instructional Materials -- Functions of Instructional Media -- Emerging Educational Media and their Applications -- Integrating Technology into Science -- Integrating Technology into Education -- Conclusion -- References.

14. Teacher Education and Process Skills Enhancement in the Science Technology Society Classroom -- Introduction -- Process Skills and STS -- Education for Critical Thinking -- Critical Thinking Relies on Criteria -- Critical Thinking is Self-corrective -- Critical Thinking and Context -- Action Research and Teacher Education -- Conclusion -- References -- 15. Obstacles to the Domestication of ICT in Humanities Education in Nigeria -- Introduction -- ICT in the Nigerian Context -- Humanities Education and ICT -- Theoretical Underpinning and Assumptions: Theory of Domestication -- Domestication Paradigm -- Research Problem -- Purpose of the Study -- Research Questions -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- 16. Curriculum Theorizing and Practice in Teacher Education -- Introduction -- Curriculum Theorizing and Practice -- Domains of Curriculum Theory -- Role of Curriculum Specialists -- Curricular Challenges in Teacher Education -- Who is a Teacher? -- What is Teacher Education? -- Some Paradigmatic Shifts in Teacher Education -- Characteristics of Effective Teacher Education -- Objectives of Teacher Education -- Models of Teacher Education -- Models for Teaching and Learning Applied to Teacher Education -- Models for the Provision of Teachers -- Models Based on Curriculum Organization -- Models of a Teacher's Work -- A Proposal -- Assumptions -- Situational Analysis -- Job Description -- Task Analysis -- Course Objectives -- Content Selection -- Selection of Learning Experiences -- Evaluation of Teacher Education Programmes -- Conclusion -- References -- 17. Entrepreneurship in Teacher Education: Issues, Trends and Prospects -- Introduction -- Entrepreneurship Education and Education Entrepreneurs -- Support for Entrepreneurship Education and Training.

A Global Perspective of Teachers as Entrepreneurs: New Mandate and Trends.