What is Teacher Profession:A Comparative Perspective of Teacher Professional Standards

In order to promote teacher professional development and improve the quality of education and teaching,various countries developed and revised teacher professional standards.These documents clarified the core elements of teacher professional and provided valuable information for understanding teacher professional development and its category.This study finds that all kinds of teacher professional standards have reached a highly consensus on the following aspects.First,teacher professional standard category is divided into professional knowledge(should know),professional skills/practice(can do) and professional quality(may hold).Second,standards for teachers in each level are consistent with the characteristics of teacher professional development of each stage.Third,the core areas of teacher professional development consist of the commitment of promoting every student's learning and development with the understanding and respect of students,teaching skills of promoting students'effective learning,capability of professional reflection and life-long learningand the quality of professional cooperation.