ABSTRACT
This study aims to explore the experiences and views on pre-service teacher education in Indonesia. It is a case study. The sample is five full-time teacher educators established the non-probability purposive sampling technique. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and document analysis. The data were reviewed, interpreted, and organized into categories or themes. The findings show that one of the solutions to the deterioration of Indonesian students’ achievement is by raising the teacher professionalism. The traditional professionalism lies on reality and theory-based body of knowledge, skills, and culture. This is integrated in the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) graduates. In contrast, the contemporary professionalism implies that individuals can be a professional when they acquire a set of skills through competency-based-training. This is realized in the new graduate programme of Pre-service Teacher Education (PsTE). The PsTE programme emphasizes the professional skills through the subject-specific workshops at the university and teaching practice in school.
