The present International Handbook is published in English, in 2 Volumes. It discuss current problems and policies, approaches and trends, recruitment conditions, pre-service teacher education policy, governance and quality control issues, research needs, professionalism and in-service education services and opens up new aspects of research in worldwide developments, problems, and new directions needed in the future in this area. This work takes into account new research on teacher education and training and includes 90 new and original articles covering many aspects of what we know about teachers and the teaching profession today from an international perspective, highlighting similarities and differences across various countries.