The Study On The Professional Standard For Teachers In Australia

Teacher is the key to education development and education quality, and all countries around the world make an emphasis on improving the quality of teacher in education reform. To ensure the quality of teacher and develop teachers' profession, many countries established the national standard for teachers' profession. Based on the awareness of importance of professional standard for teachers, the government of Australia established the national standard for teachers' professional development in the beginning of this century. The standard-setting took a long time, and the government accumulated a great deal of experience during this time. Now, we are establishing the professional standard for teacher, the good experience of Australia should be learnt by us.The paper consists of six sections:Section one is introducing the reasons of the study, the study content, the definitions of key concepts, such as the definition of professional standard for teachers, and a review of the literature of professional standards for teachers in Australia.Section two analyzes deeply the emerging backgrounds of the professional standards for teachers in Australia, and finds the reason why the professional standards can develop in Australia; point out that drawing up the Professional Standard for Teachers is a very important measure in Australia, under the tendency of teachers'professionalization.Section three describes the professional standard frame. Under the guidance of some special idea, such as high quality teaching, teachers'professionalization, enhancing teachers' cooperation, professional development of teachers is divided into four stages, which contains graduation stage, competence stage, accomplishment stage and leadership stage. During every stage, the level of specialty is divided into four parts, which contains professional knowledge, professional practice, professional values and professional relationships.Section four selects the New South Wales and the North Territory for cases, and analysis how the professional standard is implemented.Section five deeply analyzes the characteristics of the frame of professional standard for teachers in Australia, points out that it has many characteristics, such as the professional standard pays attention to students' achievement, pays great attention to teachers' professional development and specialized cooperation during teachers. Now, the professional standard has some shortcomings, for example, the professional standard should improve its appraisal system, but its effect is obvious. The professional standard improved teachers' position in Australia and it promotes the effect of teachers' specialized growth.Section six describes some inspiration from the national standards of professional teachers in Australia, the inspiration is useful to teachers'educational reform in our country, emphasizes that China should develop the professional standard for teachers, which is suitable for Chinese teacher and Chinese society. The goal of this professional standard is to develop teachers' professional level, and it must contain some special demands on professional knowledge, professional practice, professional values, and so on.