英文摘要 |
Since 1990 standard-based teacher education has become the world’s teacher education development trend. In 2016, the Ministry of Education of Taiwan announced the Guidelines for Teacher Professional Standards of the Republic of China to establish standard-based teacher education. Teacher professional standards have the functions of enhancing the quality of pre-service teacher education and the professional development for in-service teachers. The purposes of this study are to analyze the appropriateness and implementation of Taiwan’s teacher professional standards and explore the future revision direction of these standards. This study also examined the professional standards of teachers in the United States, the U.K., and Mainland China through a literature review and conducted two rounds of a Delphi technique questionnaire survey to gather the consensus of 12 experts, who include scholars, supervisors of educational administrations, and primary school principals. The conclusions of this study are summarized as follows.
- Ten teacher professional standards in Taiwan have high appropriateness.
- The ranking of the implementation status of teachers’ professional standards in Taiwan is professional practice, professional knowledge, and professional input.
- Taiwan’s Guidelines for Teacher Professional Standards need to be revised regularly. In the future, schools can also revise and continue to practice and implement the policy of standard-based teacher education.
- It is recommended that a revision of the professional standards in the future can add the following: Possess competence-oriented teaching ability, enhance the curriculum development and practical abilities of the school, establish a teaching track proposed in Teacher Education White Paper, demonstrate collaboration and leadership skills, and update the teachers’ professional growth regulations for second expertise.
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