In 1999 the year when the Bologna declaration was signed the foundation of the European
Network of Teacher Education Policies (ENTEP) was proposed by the Portuguese Minister of
Education to his Colleagues in the European Union Member States. Teacher Education - The
Bologna Process and the Future of Teaching reflects current challenges of Teacher Education in
Europe based upon these 20 years of development. The Bologna process has become a crucial
reference point for the modernization in higher education institutions. ENTEP as European
network of policy makers and researchers has been working along these lines and has always
sought to bring to fruition its vision for a European Higher Education Area (EHEA) where
Teacher Education has a special place in the European landscape. In this volume ENTEP members
from different countries cover fundamental questions of teacher education in the European
Higher Education Area. They discuss crucial aspects like fundaments Initial Teacher Education
lifelong learning evaluation policy making research and efforts to build bridges into the
future. Thus the book might serve as a starting point for discussions about future roles of
teachers in Europe on different levels towards a European development of teacher
professionalism.
