From Prospective to Prepared Teacher: A Global Study of Initial Teacher Education
Effective primary school teachers are the foundation of quality education. By instilling in children the skills that carry through further schooling, employment, and life, effective primary school teachers build a country’s human capital and, over time, facilitate economic growth and shared prosperi...
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| description | Effective primary school teachers are the foundation of quality education. By instilling in children the skills that carry through further schooling, employment, and life, effective primary school teachers build a country’s human capital and, over time, facilitate economic growth and shared prosperity. How can education systems best equip teachers from the outset of their careers? The answer begins with initial teacher education (ITE), the foundation of teachers’ lifelong professional learning. It provides aspiring teachers with the core knowledge and skills for teaching, as well as with a strong professional identity to prepare them for the demands of the classroom.
From Prospective to Prepared Teacher: A Global Study of Initial Teacher Education examines how ITE is delivered worldwide. It offers five guiding principles for countries seeking to strengthen teacher preparation: making ITE programs attractive and selective; providing relevant content delivered by skilled teacher educators; incorporating quality field placements; aligning institutions for responsive and efficient ITE; enhancing quality assurance processes.
The report draws on detailed analysis of country experiences from Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Finland, Ghana, India, Kenya, Morocco, Viet Nam, and Zambia—as well as examples from many additional countries—to demonstrate how decision makers can improve teacher preparation across different country contexts.
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| spelling | wb-10986-444982026-05-29T14:39:44Z From Prospective to Prepared Teacher: A Global Study of Initial Teacher Education World Bank INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION (ITE) TEACHER SUPPLY AND DEMAND HIGH POTENTIAL CANDIDATES QUALITY INSURANCE Effective primary school teachers are the foundation of quality education. By instilling in children the skills that carry through further schooling, employment, and life, effective primary school teachers build a country’s human capital and, over time, facilitate economic growth and shared prosperity. How can education systems best equip teachers from the outset of their careers? The answer begins with initial teacher education (ITE), the foundation of teachers’ lifelong professional learning. It provides aspiring teachers with the core knowledge and skills for teaching, as well as with a strong professional identity to prepare them for the demands of the classroom. From Prospective to Prepared Teacher: A Global Study of Initial Teacher Education examines how ITE is delivered worldwide. It offers five guiding principles for countries seeking to strengthen teacher preparation: making ITE programs attractive and selective; providing relevant content delivered by skilled teacher educators; incorporating quality field placements; aligning institutions for responsive and efficient ITE; enhancing quality assurance processes. The report draws on detailed analysis of country experiences from Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Finland, Ghana, India, Kenya, Morocco, Viet Nam, and Zambia—as well as examples from many additional countries—to demonstrate how decision makers can improve teacher preparation across different country contexts. 2026-03-17T19:00:41Z 2026-05-19 2026-05-19 Book https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/ffeddb03-dcb8-46bf-ae48-f7b8053eb312 World Bank. 2026. From Prospective to Prepared Teacher: A Global Study of Initial Teacher Education. Human Development Perspectives. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2201-8. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO 978-1-4648-2201-8 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/44498 10.1596/978-1-4648-2201-8 ffeddb03-dcb8-46bf-ae48-f7b8053eb312 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Washington, DC: World Bank |
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