The aim of this chapter is to give an overview of the pattern of teacher education in Malaysia, highlighting some of the current problems and challenges relating to this area of educational development. The overview is followed by a discussion on recent teacher education reforms in terms of selection and recruitment, length of training, content and methods of training. The analysis on the approaches to teacher education shows that there is a shift from the technical-rational approach to a reflective practitioner approach.
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Lee, M.N.N. (2004). Malaysian Teacher Education into the New Century. In: Cheng, Y.C., Chow, K.W., Mok, M.M.C. (eds) Reform of Teacher Education in the Asia-Pacific in the New Millennium. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues Concerns and Prospects, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2722-2_6
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