Factsheet: White Paper on Teacher Education : The Teacher – the Role and the Education
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Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
Publisher: Ministry of Education and Research
Guidelines/brochures | Date: 15/06/2009
The Government is proposing a new teacher education programme for primary and lower secondary education with a stronger emphasis on subject knowledge and teaching skills, quality of studies and research orientation.
White Paper on Teacher Education “The teacher – the role and the education” (Report to the Storting No. 11 (2008-2009)).
The Government is proposing a new teacher education programme for primary and lower secondary education with a stronger emphasis on subject knowledge and teaching skills, quality of studies and research orientation.
Its principal elements are as follows:
- Two equal programmes geared to the different levels of schooling
- Pedagogy and pupil-related skills (PPS) – a new, expanded educational science subject
- Improved quality of practical training
- Mentoring for all newly qualified teachers
- Increased recruitment – new paths to the teaching profession
- Centres of teaching excellence
- National research school