International Comparative Research to Identify Unique and Promising Practices in Mathematics and Science Teacher Preparation for APEC Economies

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This APEC project stems from the Education Network's desire to develop “knowledge societies” for the 21st Century.  A key focus of EDNET is meeting the challenge of developing mathematics and science expertise in all economies' populations, as well as developing high quality math and science teachers in all economies' schools. 

The four-year "International Comparative Research to Identify Unique and Promising Practices in Mathematics and Science Teacher Preparation for APEC Economies" project will analyze secondary school mathematics and science teacher preparation in each participating economy to generate informed and detailed hypotheses about how to improve teacher preparation. The ultimate goal is to identify unique and promising teaching practices, as well as approaches to meeting key challenges in each economy using standardized research protocols that facilitate comparative analysis. The primary audience for the work are policymakers and research institutions in each economy.

This APEC Project aligns with the expressed desire of the Fourth APEC Education Ministerial Meeting to create a “world laboratory,” for analyzing practices within and across economies in order to find effective, evidence-based models and best practices. From the outset, the project links researchers, educators, and policy makers from economies in the East and West to facilitate the implementation of the best practices that are identified in the research.

The following table provides presentations delivered at a series of planning and research meetings held under the "International Comparative Research to Identify Unique and Promising Practices in Mathematics and Science Teacher Preparation for APEC Economies" project.