Abstract
Abstract This article introduces the reader to past, current, and future trends in science teacher preparation and professional development in Vietnam. The authors rely on document analysis for data collection and focused analysis to describe the general education system and the mechanisms for teacher training in Vietnam from the past to the present. Research questions focused on exploring changes in the organization of the education system over time, identifying advances that have been made, and describing what challenges teacher education faces today. In addition, this paper offers a special focus on how Vietnamese pedagogy institutions are working to prepare new teachers. Finally, the authors describe how Vietnam is preparing to implement a new national general education program that will strongly affect all aspects of education, including training and retraining of teachers. The authors conclude by raising some important questions for future research and development.
Highlights
The Vietnamese education system aims to solve three major tasks: improving the people’s knowledge, training of human resources, and nurturing talents (Law on Vietnamese education, 2005)
The authors rely on document analysis for data collection and focused analysis to describe the general education system and the mechanisms for teacher training in Vietnam from the past to the present
We highlight the inequalities in educational opportunity available to French and Vietnamese children and the inequalities of opportunity among Vietnamese students of different socio-economic classes. After describing these historical developments, we provide more insights into today’s education system and offer a detailed account of science teacher preparation and the K-12 science education
Summary
The Vietnamese education system aims to solve three major tasks: improving the people’s knowledge, training of human resources, and nurturing talents (Law on Vietnamese education, 2005). Globalization and the on-going process of Vietnam’s international integration have required extensive reforms in the education system (Congress XIII, 2014). For this reform to be a success, researchers have needed to reflect on Vietnam’s education reforms from feudal to modern times, as these experiences can suggest the way forward to make Vietnam’s education system ready for the future. We will focus on identifying and describing characteristics of both general and science teacher education in Vietnam, both in pre-service and in-service education. After providing these brief overviews, the authors will introduce Vietnam’s new general education reform strategy and will highlight aspects of science education reform that are similar and different from other educational contexts around the world
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