A proposed guide for accreditation of teacher education in uddeveloping countries (A descriptive analytical study)ud(Kajian deskriptif analitikal tentang cadangan panduan akreditasi pendidikan guru di negara membangun)

摘要

High quality education can only be delivered by high quality institutions that are well establishedudto meet with today’s quality challenges. Thus, the present study strongly advocates for accreditationudof Teacher Education in developing countries. The study aims to introduce a guide for accreditingudTeacher Education that is hoped to serve as a common reference authority for Teacher Educationudinstitutions in developing countries.This aim also embraces the following objectives: to explore theudmain concepts, objectives, methods and procedures of accrediting Teacher Education, to explainudthe rationales of accrediting Teacher Education, to illustrate international evaluation measures ofudaccrediting Teacher Education, to explore some models of various focuses of Teacher Educationudaccreditation and to present standards of Teacher Education accreditation proposed to be applicableudin developing countries.The study used the descriptive analytical method that describes the phenomenaudand participates in its analysis. To achieve the optimum advantage of the proposed guide, each instituteudof Teacher Education should utilize it according to its own mission, vision, and objectives.This guideudis perceived to be a pertinent platform for Teacher Education institutions in developing countries toudexchange innovative ideas, issues of common concern and to foster accreditation network among them.udAlthough developing countries have various histories, cultural backgrounds, colonial experiences andudpolitical orientations but these notwithstanding they have common basic philosophy, goals, objectivesudand challenges regarding quality education and its recognition. The guide has been made transparentudin order to increase its flexibility, validity and portability.