Teacher Education for Quality Enhancement in the Age of Globalisation in Developing Countries

Education is the most important factor that profoundly advances human development. It promotes the growth of informed, useful citizens and gives opportunities to the socially and economically marginalised groups in society. Many empirical research by social scientists has shown that education is the most essential component in eliminating poverty because it produces a workforce that can participate in an increasingly competitive and global market. Research has shown a robust association between education and the advancement of a country. It is imperative that people in developing countries have access to basic services including health care, education, and other essentials. The remarkable expansion of the USA and other western countries in almost every aspect of life is well recognised to have been significantly impacted by high literacy rates. Likewise, countries such as Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand had almost universal literacy rates prior to joining the exclusive group of industrialised nations.