The 6th International Symposium on the Teacher Training in East Asia The 6th International Symposium on the Teacher Training in East Asia (called
it as “The 6th International Symposium of Teacher Education Institutions
in East Asian Countries” in Korea) was held at Seoul University of Education
in Korea on Jun 11th, 2011(Sat) (regarding the program, refer to Appendix 1). The presidents and researchers of 38 universities of teacher training/education
in Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Vietnam attended the symposium
in Seoul, and they reported and discussed traditional culture of East Asia
and education for today’s teachers. Dr. Yoshimi Tanaka, the Vice President
and the Director of Tokyo Gakugei University reported ”New Challenges for
Teacher Education Deep-Rooted East Asian Concept of Teacher in an Increasingly
Globalized World :A Proposal for International Comparative Study on Current
Conditions and Perspectives of Program Design and Quality Assurance System
for University-Based Teacher Education in East Asia.”(refer to Appendix 2). He also appealed for participation in the International collaborative
research. It was approved in the president meeting that the 7th International
Symposium on the Teacher Training in East Asia with the subject of “Quality
Assurance for Teacher Education” is to be held at Tokyo Gakugei University. |