From the Editors: Teacher Education Under Review or Attack? Conflicting Perspectives.
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| Title: | From the Editors: Teacher Education Under Review or Attack? Conflicting Perspectives. |
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| Authors: | Benner, SusanM.1 (AUTHOR) sbenner@utk.edu, Hatch, J.Amos1 (AUTHOR) ahatch@utk.edu |
| Source: | Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education. Apr2011, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p103-106. 4p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Teacher education, *Educational accreditation, *Certification, *Teacher effectiveness |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | The article focuses on review of teacher education programs in the U.S. It says that these programs are being examined through the approval and accreditation process, but it has been claimed that the certification is neither adequately rigorous nor public and transparent enough. It mentions that the National Council for Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has collaborated with "U.S. News and World Report" to evaluate 1,000 teacher education programs and is planning to conduct a study of these programs and assign letter grades of A through F to each. |
| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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| Abstract: | The article focuses on review of teacher education programs in the U.S. It says that these programs are being examined through the approval and accreditation process, but it has been claimed that the certification is neither adequately rigorous nor public and transparent enough. It mentions that the National Council for Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has collaborated with "U.S. News and World Report" to evaluate 1,000 teacher education programs and is planning to conduct a study of these programs and assign letter grades of A through F to each. |
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| ISSN: | 10901027 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10901027.2011.572057 |
