The purpose of this article is to investigate the national Characteristics and the general trends of teacher Education in the countries of France, West Germany and Japan. Through a historical and comparative analysis, five major findings are secured as follows: 1. In the history, the earliest teacher education institutes were found in France and Germany. 2. Before World War II, the teacher education system in Japan was very similar to the France system, but after World War II, the system in Japan was Changed, and became a different system from that in France. 3. But in recent years, the Japanese system of teacher education was separated from Universities gradually. On the contrary, the padagogische Hochschule in West Germany was more and more integrated to universities. 4. The idea of life-long education are spread rapidly in teacher education. 5. The Ecole nomale in France was developed to become complete higher education instates in recent years. |