Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Abstract
Teacher education today presents a formidable challenge to both policy makers and curriculum designers. In its broadest aspect, teacher education faces the same problems as the schools it serves - i.e., how to choose from the whole array of the world's knowledge the selection of information and skills which will most benefit its clients. In addition, teacher education works within much more stringent time constraints. While the predominant preparation pattern in Canada is the four-year Bachelor of Education, which may contain up to two years of professional content, the largest province and largest producer of teachers, Ontario, still adheres to a certification pattern which involves only one academic year of professional studies (although that year now follows a university degree, rather than high school graduation, as was possible a decade ago).
Recommended Citation
Gilliss, G. C. (1982). Teacher Education - Today and Tomorrow. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.1982v7n1.1