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Teacher Preparation in China offers a comprehensive overview of the history of Chinese teacher preparation and curriculum reform. The authors identify connections between past and present teacher preparation and discuss future directions of China as a growing education powerhouse.
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Christine Cunningham is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, who leads research projects studying educational administration, management and leadership and teaches about the latest developments in her research field from a comparative and cross-cultural educational context. She currently co-leads an Australia-wide and international team of education researchers conducting, publishing and disseminating research about the effects of crises on educational leaders' administrative practices in 'Ring of Fire' nations including Australia, Bolivia, New Zealand, China and Fiji.
Wei Zhang is a Research Assistant within the School of Education at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. Her research explores identity development of Chinese international students in Australia. Her doctoral thesis traces identity work of international students trans-nationally and identifies Moral Education curriculum in China as an important empirical realm for research.
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Teacher Preparation in China offers a comprehensive overview of the history of Chinese teacher preparation and curriculum reform. The authors identify connections between past and present teacher preparation and discuss future directions of China as a growing education powerhouse.
