ABSTRACT
“Quality teachers” and “quality teaching” have become the new buzzwords in education across the globe. Marked by a new global economy transforming economic and social development, countries in Asia and around the world have recognized the importance of education in realizing their goals for modernization and globalization. Many countries and regions have undergone tremendous reform efforts to modernize its educational curriculum and teacher education in order to improve student achievements and produce a new generation of manpower that is needed to compete in the global economy. These reform efforts have generated unprecedented attention and challenges to teachers and teaching, considered to be the most critical elements in ensuring student success.
