Title: Quality teaching and learning: a quality assurance framework for initial teacher preparation programmes

Authors: Sylvia Chong, Pauline Ho

Addresses: National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616, Singapore. ' The Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Education Building A35.548, NSW 2006, Australia

Abstract: Education and the challenges of preparing quality teachers are important priorities in many countries. Singapore is no different. The success of what Singapore hopes to achieve in education depends on the quality of its teachers. Competent and effective teachers help build a strong educational system. In response to the nation|s need for quality teachers, the National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore, reviewed and enhanced their initial teacher preparation programmes in 2005. A Values, Knowledge and Skills (VSK) model listing the attributes of beginning teachers was developed to anchor the review and enhancement. This also provided first steps in developing an overarching Quality Assurance (QA) framework. The QA framework covers key aspects of programme delivery and development, from student|s entry profiles to beginning teacher|s competencies. The paper has two parts. Part one details the development and conceptual underpinning of the QA framework. Part two outlines the framework|s structure and components.

Keywords: teacher training; teacher education; teacher quality; quality assurance; Singapore; National Institute of Education; NIE; values; knowledge; skills; VSK.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2009.027352

International Journal of Management in Education, 2009 Vol.3 No.3/4, pp.302 - 314

Published online: 20 Jul 2009 *

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