新世纪美国教师教育改革政策述评

On the Teacher Education Reform Policy in the United States

一直以来,美国政府不断改革教师教育政策,致力于提高学生学业成就。近年来,美国进一步强化教师教育改革政策,出台有关法案、报告和计划。其中,较有代表性的政策文本包括:《转变教学:连接专业责任与学生的学习》、《我们的未来,我们的教师:奥巴马政府教师教育改革与改进计划》、《"RESPECT"计划:构思21世纪的教学职业》和《教师准备改革法案》等。当前,美国教师教育改革政策的主要特点表现为政治驱动、标准本位、合作伙伴和效能导向。

The government of the United States has been working on teacher education policy and student achievement. The government has issued a series of educational acts, reports and programs in recent years. Among them, the representative policy documents include： “Our Future, Our Teachers： The Obama Administration＇s Plan for Teacher Education Reform and Improvement”; “Transforming Teaching： Connecting Professional Responsibili-ty with Student Learning”; “RESPECT Project：Envisioning a Teaching Profession for the 21st century”;“The Ed-ucator Preparation Reform Act” and so on. The main characteristics of teacher education policies exhibit as politi-cally driven, standards-based, focusing on partnerships and driven by effectiveness.