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In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including Palestine, the current teaching reforming trend towards international accountability, standards adoption and borrowing for presumed “best practice” in teacher education (development and teaching is grounded by economic globalization. The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has been committed towards attaining such a movement and objectives. Within the aim of qualifying teachers, a number of substantial policies have been launched, including the most important initiation of the national “Teacher Education Strategy” (TES). This study analyzes TES implementation process for reforming teacher education, particularly the rationality, dynamism, and complexity of the policy process. The main question being addressed is, “How has the MoEHE implemented the national TES and its recommendations to reform teacher education in Palestine since mid-2010?” Based on the case study methodology and utilization of a multi-disciplinary framework (critical & rational), the researcher gathers and comprehends the data. Various methods for data collection are applied, such as Zoom interviews and document analysis. The adopted analytic instrument allows the researcher to look into the implementation process, such as the communication system and the delivery structure, the policy strategies and objectives, implementer's roles and disposition, the characteristics of the implementing agency, and the environmental variables, such as policy resources, international role and socioeconomic and political factors. However, throughout a tremendous effort for reforming teacher education, the neoliberal policies and the outsider impact, as well as the political and economic instability in Palestine has complicated the evolution of Palestinians' vision and philosophy for education. Despite many accomplishments, the core element of TES objectives has not achieved yet. A number of implications and recommendations by this research are presented to contribute to a resolution of teacher education reform matters in Palestine and the world. |
