A RESEARCH STUDY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATORS

本研究从日本教师教育的角度揭示了教师教育者的职业、专长和责任。本研究主要采用日本、荷兰、美国等国的文献研究，以及建构性的教师访谈。到目前为止，关于日本教师教育的讨论还很少。因此，本研究的结果有助于改进和激发讨论。

This study has revealed teacher educators' profession, expertise, and responsibility on the perspective of Japanese teacher education.This research is mainly constructed by a literature researchamong several countries including Japan, the Netherlands, and the U. S., and by constructed interview with teacher educators.So far, there are very few discussion about the Teacher Educators in Japan. Then, as a result, the outcome of this study has contributed to improve and stimulate the discussions.