"Teacher Education in the 21st Century" ed. by Reginald Monyai

A learner-centred curriculum provides space for the learner to be actively involved in knowledge production and learning. Such can only happen if the learner's confidence is boosted by a feeling of control and ability to manage his or her progress towards acquiring a qualification.

The twenty-first century teacher must create an environment that not only supports the Four Pillars of Learning but also leads to learners being allowed a voice to ask pertinent questions. The teacher should be able to guide the student to full physical and mental maturity and should help to develop critical thinking, and the students should be encouraged to practice the truth and have self-respect and respect for other people. This can happen if the learner is afforded the opportunity to self-accept. If the learners fail to do so, they are likely to have lack of confidence, which will lead to lack of independence.


Contents
1. A Different Kind of Teacher for a Different Kind of School
2. Including Students with Disabilities in a Physical Education Teacher Preparation Program: An Institutional Perspective
3. The Difference of Teachers’ Beliefs Related to Students’ Practice of Confucian Analects: A Comparison among Three Chinese Fujian Ethnic Regions
4. Lack of Qualified Teachers: A Global Challenge for Future Knowledge Development
5. Prospective Teachers’ Role in the Construction of Authentic Pedagogical Content Knowledge
6. A Professional Development Program for Beginning High School Teachers
7. Modernization and Development of Arts Education: Spiritual and Worldview Alternative
8. Significance of Aristotle’s Teaching Practice for Modern Education
9. Challenges Faced by Educators in the Implementation of Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD): Gauteng Province
10. Culturally Relevant Teaching
11. Professional Development as a Panacea for Lively Classrooms in South Africa: Experiences of Life Sciences Teachers in the Bojanala District (North West Province)
12. The Changing Landscape of Leadership in Early Childhood Education in China
13. Advanced Digital Competence of the Teacher
14. Leagility in Pedagogy: Applying Logistics and Supply Chain Management Thinking to Higher Education
15. The Purposeful Teacher