Teachers’ Colleges as Alternative Forms of Teacher Education: Foundational Concepts, Expectations and Concerns
Poland’s political transformation in Poland in the 1980s and the close perspective of the country’s entry into the EU were the crucial reasons the Polish government was determined to change the education system and modernize the teacher training. In 1990 the Ministry of National Education establishe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Lower Silesia
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Forum Oświatowe |
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| Online Access: | http://forumoswiatowe.pl/index.php/czasopismo/article/view/321 |
| Summary: | Poland’s political transformation in Poland in the 1980s and the close perspective of the country’s entry into the EU were the crucial reasons the Polish government was determined to change the education system and modernize the teacher training. In 1990 the Ministry of National Education established colleges as a new form of professional preparation for Polish teachers (especially in primary-school education, foreign language teaching, mathematics and Polish language teaching). The Teacher Training College (ZKN) in Szczytno is a prime example. |
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| ISSN: | 0867-0323 2450-3452 |