1 TEACHER EDUCATION IN PALESTINE: UNDERSTANDING TEACHERS’ REALITIES AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ACTION RESEARCH Paper Presented at Selmun Seminar Conference: “Teacher Education in the Mediterranean Region: Responding to the Challenges of Societies in Transition”. June 25 – July 1, 2000 Selmun Palace Malta By Musa Khaldi Nader Wahbeh Al-Qattan Centre for Educational Research and Development Ramallah-Palestine October 2000