1st Edition
Teachers’ Perceptions, Experience and Learning
Introduction. Teachers’ perceptions, experience, and learning 1. Thinking about "design thinking": a study of teacher experiences 2. Why are teachers afraid of curricular autonomy? Contradictory effects of the new national curriculum in South Korea 3. Exploring Chinese teachers’ commitment to being a cooperating teacher in a university-government-school initiative for rural practicum placements 4. Meeting the challenges of teaching in a different cultural environment – evidence from graduate management schools in Thailand 5. Teachers’ experience with inclusive education in Singapore 6. Factors associated with staff perceptions towards inclusive education in Singapore 7. Developing pedagogical practices in Myanmar primary schools: possibilities and constraints 8. Pre-service education for primary school English teachers in Indonesia: policy implications
Biography
Woon Chia Liu, PhD is Associate Professor with the Psychological Studies Academic Group at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and a founding member of NIE’s Motivation in Educational Research Laboratory. She holds a concurrent appointment as Dean of Teacher Education and is involved in Singapore’s preservice teacher preparation programmes. She is currently the co-editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Education and Pedagogies: An International Journal.
Christine C. M. Goh, PhD, is Professor of Linguistics and Language Education at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. She is a qualified secondary school English teacher, a teacher educator, and a researcher with a strong interest in the interface between linguistic theories and language education. She holds a concurrent appointment as Dean of Graduate Studies and Professional Learning and she is involved in the strategic initiatives for teacher continuing education in Singapore. She was an elected member of the NTU Senate and is currently a member of the NTU Advisory Board. She is currently the co-editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Education and Pedagogies: An International Journal.
