On the Preschool Teacher Education Reform in the US, UK and Japan in Recent 10 years
In the past ten years,the US,UK and Japan have paid much attention to preschool teacher education reform,so as to promote teachers' professional development and improve the quality of preschool education.Although there are differences in the preschool teacher education reforms in the three countries,they all have the following common features: As to the initial teacher training reform,the emphasis is laid on cultivating students' practice ability.As far as the orientation training reform is concerned,new teachers' teaching ability is highly emphasized.The in service teacher training is aimed at improving teachers' professional level.The experience from the three countries can be references for China's preschool teacher education reform at present.