A Trend of Policies and Research on “Teacher Preparation and In-service Training in the Era of One-to-One Computing”

Abstract

What has been the demand for teacher training and in-service training, what efforts have been taken, and what research and other activities have been conducted in the 10 years since 2015? This paper examines and discusses national policies on teacher education related to informatization of education, research trends in the Japan Journal of Educational Technology, and international movements and research trends in teacher education related to informatization of education. As a result, few studies have referred to the organizational efforts and coordination of teacher preparation and in-service training required by the teacher education policy. As for the movement of teacher education related to the international informatization of education, the way teachers express the qualities and abilities demanded of teachers has changed. Finally, regarding international trends in teacher education research, there is a clear trend toward research that focuses on how prospective teachers and teacher educators should deal with technology, learner-centered learning design, and the role of educators required in this context, based on the experience of COVID-19.