Preparing Teachers for the Future A Focus on Teacher Qualities

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The paper discussed the qualities of future teachers as identified by the Carnegie and Holmes document. The former believed that future success in economy required a re-definition of the direction in which teachers were prepared. The latter also believed that an extensive reform of teacher education was needed, with an emphasis on "interactive teaching". A review of literature suggested that two major predominant mechanisms in teacher growth included the need to be life-long learners and reflective professionals. Views of local educators and professionals on teacher qualities are also presented. The possible role of 'wisdom' and 'wisdom in teaching' in teaching performance is discussed in light of recent findings.本文討論Carnegie和Holmes兩派專家報吿所認同的未來敎師質素。一組(Carnegie)相信未來經濟的發達是有賴一個重新評估培育敎師的方向。另一組(Holmes)亦相信要徹底地改革敎師的培訓是要把重點放在「互動敎學」上。根據文獻記載敎師成長的兩個先決條件包括為終生學習者及反思專業人員。文中亦列出本地敎育學家及專業人仕對敎師質素的觀點。這篇文章根據最近研究發現討論了「智慧」和「敎學智慧」在敎學表現方面所擔當的角色。