The book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of teacher education and analyses its concepts, ideas, notions, theories, debates and practices. In this, the journey of the development of teacher education in the global context and the policy journey of teacher education in India is traced in an interesting manner. Several dimensions of teacher education are revisited with a view to compel the readers to reflect upon alternate ways of looking at them. An examination of how the underlying socio-political factors affect teacher education, the initial preparation of teachers and their continued professional development forms a significant part of the book. What are the debates and issues in teacher education? Are there ready-made solutions to resolve them? Are there questions that are better left open ended, which researchers continue to analyse and grapple with? Engaging the readers in such a reflective exercise and taking them on a journey of exploring the large and new vista that teacher education has come to embody, will enable them to understand it both as a discipline and a field of practice. Given that teacher education is a compulsory component in all teacher education institutions, this anthology will be an essential reading for students, scholars, teachers and teacher educators. It will be useful and purposeful for policymakers, organisations and professionals working in the area of teacher education. The variety of themes covered and the diverse styles of writing, coupled with a unifying thread of building up the discourse in teacher education in contemporary times, endow the book with a multicultural flavour. A must read for all.
