The Reform of Teacher Education in the Post-Soviet Space A Comparative Analysis of Fifteen Independent Countries

"The Reform of Teacher Education in the Post-Soviet Space is an important and timely book. Charting the development of teacher education in fifteen post-Soviet countries, it shines a much-needed analytical light on an often under-researched aspect of our education ecosystem. The national accounts highlight both similarities and points of departure in how national education systems are products of historical, social, cultural and political developments, and reveals how teacher education is the bedrock of educational change and resistance to change. Moreover, the book furthers our understanding of vernacular globalisation, highlighting developmental trajectories taken in each of the fifteen countries, and how they have been influenced by international trends and local drivers. In doing so, the book foregrounds how important it is to understand the crucial activity of teacher education in all parts of the world."

Clare Brooks, Professor of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK.

"This book makes a compelling case of how teacher education evolved in the post-Soviet period in fifteen nations. It presents a comprehensive overview of the process of change and its influencing factors, a process that has been marked by complexity and diversity. The Reform of Teacher Education in the Post-Soviet Space: A Comparative Analysis of Fifteen Independent Countries shows the key importance of teacher education but also how international understandings of policy and practice as well as national priorities (re)shape the developments in this domain. Both convergences and divergences explain how the fifteen countries dealt with the Soviet legacy and how positive and negative elements have affected different relationships across the nations. A valuable contribution to the field and a must read book for all those who are interested in better understanding teacher education internationally."

Maria Assunção Flores, University of Minho, Portugal.