Teacher Education versus Teacher Training: Epistemic Practices and Appropriate Application of both Terminologies
Abstract
In this article, the author presents a practice-based
approach, of an analysis of two concepts; teacher
education and teacher training, to preparing candidates
for quality teaching. The emphasis is on understanding
the meaning of the two terms based on what educational
thinkers have come to understand and appreciate as the
reasoning behind each one of them. Thus, the author
delimited himself to what is meant when the two terms
are used rather than providing empirical data on the
quality of teachers produced as a result of which term is
used in teacher preparation. The philosophical stance
in this article is that the meaning of these concepts
influences the design of learning experiences for
prospective teachers, the framing of their curriculum,
and the attitudes teacher educators will have in the
preparation process. Others may actually be tempted
to think anyone can teach since they assume teaching
is innate or natural. However, the author explains the
necessity and urgency of teacher education and training
if quality teachers are to be produced so as to achieve
effective curriculum implementation in schools.
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Journal of Lexicography and Terminology
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