Preface : why look at teacher preparation globally?
Introduction : teaching the world's teachers : a long and global history / Lauren Lefty
Argentina. Continuities and transformations of Argentina's teacher education : policies and reforms since the mid-eighties / Gustavo Fischman and Paula Razquin
Brazil. Teacher formation in Brazil : "old" and "new" approaches to the formation of teachers in the teaching profession today / Maria Inês G.F. Marcondes de Souza, Silvana Mesquita
Catalonia-Spain. Preparing teachers for the schools we have or for the schools we want? : challenges and changes in Catalonia (Spain) / Eduard Vallory
China. Teacher education reform and national development in China (1978-2017) : four metaphors / Yisu Zhou and Wei Liao
England. Crisis and opportunity in teacher preparation in England / Richard Andrews
Finland. Teacher education in Finland : persistent efforts for high-quality teachers / Hannele Niemi and Jari Lavonen
Ghana. Transforming teacher preparation and development in Ghana : progress and prospects / Kwame Akyeampong
Israel. From traditional to dialogical-reflective teacher training : the case of teacher education in Israel / Lily Orland-Barak and Arie Kizel
Singapore. Teacher education for a knowledge-based economy : the Singaporean case / Jason Loh and Guangwei Hu
South Africa. Reforming South Africa's teaching : the difficult dilemmas of teacher education policy reform post-1994 / Azeem Badroodien and Carol Anne Spreen
United States. Changing paths and enduring debates in US American teacher education / Lauren Lefty
A concluding word / Lauren Lefty and James W. Fraser.