History of Teacher Education and Teacher Training

In Western European countries the teacherIn Great Britain and in the USA there wasn’t
education began in the beginning of 18th centurysystem of teacher education, but there was a
in Germany. It was represented in the form ofcertification of teachers, it was introduced by
seminars which prepared teacher for teaching.Queen Elizabeth I. In England the history of
The first teacher training college was created inteacher education begins in 19th century with help
18th century in France by Roman Catholic monkof Joseph Lancaster and Andrew Bell. In Scotland
Jean Baptiste de la Salle. His colleagues fromin second part of 19th century in Glasgow Normal
Christian schools were teaching children from poorSeminary for Teachers were opened by David
families. They were an order of non-clerical maleStowe. In the USA Horace Mann created Normal
teachers. And it was the first example of secularSchools in Massachusetts.
teacher raining college. Before teacher educationImportant contribution to the development of
was clerical.teacher education and teacher training was done
With time certain requirements to teachers wereby Sweden citizen Pestalozzi. He supported formal
set up such as understanding of human mind,teacher training colleges.
knowledge of science and art, knowledge ofGerman concept of teacher training is based of
teaching principles, methods and approaches. Laterworks of Derwent Coleridge and James Kay
these requirements became a norm for teacherShuttleworth. It was recognized that in the
education. Also at that time the system ofprocess of teaching not only material is important,
teacher education began to form.  Such elementsbut way of teaching also.
as certification of teachers, possibility to improveBy the 19th century teacher training and
and develop knowledge for professional growth,education was formed in France and Russia and
exchange ideas between teachers during specialJapan.
seminars and many other things were introducedAs for formal teacher education and training,
and adopted. It is possible to say that uniformprocess of its establishments began in Scotland
system of education was established in manywith the creation of University of Edinburgh.
European countries.