INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AS A SOURCE OF INNOVATION IN IMPROVING THE NATIONAL SYSTEM OF TEACHER EDUCATION: THE CASE OF EUROPEAN, ASIAN, AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AS A SOURCE OF INNOVATION IN IMPROVING THE NATIONAL SYSTEM OF TEACHER EDUCATION: THE CASE OF EUROPEAN, ASIAN, AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Summary/Abstract: The study presents the main achievements of innovative actions in teacher education system in 90 countries. The international experience as a source of innovation will be connected to modern trends and issues, namely, globalization of education, crisis of education systems, multicultural education, migration, and gender issues. Migration, in particular, has been one of the major trends in human history. Political conflicts and wars, economic pressures, climate change, and disasters are among the ‗push factors‘ that make people leave their homeland. In most cases it is political insecurity, aggravated by poverty and environmental disasters, that influences population mobility. The process of globalisation, coupled with an explosive expansion of global channels of communication, has influenced population movements. The modern multicultural world is characterized by intensified cross-cultural interactions. Societies are becoming ‗global‘, hosting people with diverse cultural backgrounds. The traditional geographical or political barriers are dwindling with the global technological communication networks. Consequently, cultural identification is changing as well. National cultural identity and multiculturalism are complex themes that generated extended debates in scientific and public spheres. They continue to shape contemporary political theory and practice because of the increasing cultural diversity characterizing our era and the issue of integrating policies. Cultural identification has been an issue throughout history because it includes into another controversial concept, that is, nationalism. In this context, innovation in different teacher‘s education system will be a significant paradigm for ‗good practices‘ and internalization of education in the 21st century.

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