Drawing from the discourse of practice-oriented teacher education, this book investigates the state of pre-service teachers' practical knowledge in mainland China, providing insights into the reform of initial teacher education programmes for teacher educators.

Ge Wei is Associate Professor and Director of Research Centre for Children and Teacher Education, Capital Normal University, China. His research interests centre on teacher education, teaching, and learning. He has published a monograph about teacher practical knowledge (Education Science Press, 2020).

1 Understanding pre-service teachers' practical knowledge 2 Concept Mapping: Sketching pre-service teachers' practical knowledge 3 Visual metaphor: Drawing pre-service teachers' practical knowledge 4 Video analysis: Manifesting pre-service teachers' practical knowledge 5 Epistemic network analysis: Calculating pre-service teachers' practical knowledge 6 Formative interventions: Developing pre-service teachers' practical knowledge 7 Reimaging pre-service teachers' practical knowledge