Is Preservice Teacher Training Worth the Money? A Study of Teachers in Ethnic Minority Regions of the People's Republic of China

David W. Chapman, Xiaoyu Chen, Gerard A. Postiglione

Comparative Education Review · 2000 · 20 citations · 0 references

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Examines the policy implications of the investments in teacher training as a mechanism for improving education quality in ethnic minority areas of the People's Republic of China. Differences in the allocation of in-classroom instructional time; Effects of preservice teacher training on instructional practice; Purpose of the teacher trainings.