The series of bibliographies, entitled A Knowledge
Base for Teacher Education and Development: Bibliographies 1990-2000,
co-published by The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Kluwer Academic
Publishers, the Korean Education Development Institute, Office
of National Education Commission of Thailand, and the Asia-Pacific
Educational Research Association. Over 820 copies of this publication
have already been bought from the Institute to distribute in different
parts of the world. Many educators and researchers will be benefited
in their academic and professional pursuit.
The Series presents to readers a comprehensive
knowledge base of literature and materials in different themes
and areas in teacher education, teacher development and teaching
effectiveness. This knowledge base is built on a comprehensive,
conceptually framework and designed in a systematic way for searching,
identifying and classifying the key literature from the immerse
volume of the available information and the multiplicity of numerous
sources in different parts of the world. The Series aims
to support teacher educators, researchers, policy-makers and teachers
in practice, policy, development and research.
In five volumes of hard copy with CD-ROM and search
engine, the Series has 14,514 entries in 20 major sections
and 141 themes on different aspects of teacher education, professional
development and teaching effectiveness. The five volumes are Research
Issues and Contexts of Teacher Education and Development,
Programme and Process of Teacher Education, Quality
Assurance, Reform and IT in Teacher Education, Teacher
Study and Teaching Competence, and Staff Development and
Teaching Development in Subject Areas and Higher Education.
Each volume covers a major area of literature. There are around
310 pages of each volume with a total of over 1,500 pages in the
five volumes. All entries are in English and from different parts
of the world. Also, a CD-ROM with search engine is provided to
enhance the readers' efficient search for reference materials
by any keywords or author names.
Readers will find this publication a convenient
and practical tool to identify sources of empirical knowledge,
critical ideas, and analytical perspectives that are essential
to facilitating the enhancement of teacher education and teacher
development in this rapidly changing education environment.
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