Teacher Education in North Macedonia: Reforms, Standardisation, and Creating Communities of Lifelong Learners

Majda Joshevska; James Underwood

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-09515-3_11

Teacher Education in North Macedonia: Reforms, Standardisation, and Creating Communities of Lifelong Learners

Majda Joshevska
, James Underwood

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This chapter starts by presenting and exploring the historical changes in North Macedonia’s teacher education system since 1990, before linking these forward to the legacies they have left today. It identifies how teachers in the past were trained to be sources of information, but have now become facilitators in the processes of creating knowledge and developing skills. We argue that this current, broader role of the teacher means that there is now a need for more deliberate investment in teachers’ self-improvement. We conclude by suggesting that support for teachers that affirms, builds communities, and enables autonomy could be the most productive next step for improving teacher quality in North Macedonia.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Palgrave Handbook of Teacher Education in Central and Eastern Europe
Editors	Marta Kowalczuk-Waledziak, Roza A Valeeza, Marija Sablic, Ian Menter
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Palgrave Macmilan
Chapter	10
Pages	243-267
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-09514-6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-09514-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09515-3_11
Publication status	Published - 25 Nov 2022

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SDG 4 Quality Education

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Teacher education, North Macedonia, Education Balkans,

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Joshevska, M., & Underwood, J. (2022). Teacher Education in North Macedonia: Reforms, Standardisation, and Creating Communities of Lifelong Learners. In M. Kowalczuk-Waledziak, R. A. Valeeza, M. Sablic, & I. Menter (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Teacher Education in Central and Eastern Europe (pp. 243-267). Palgrave Macmilan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09515-3_11

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