The teachers we need vs. the teachers we have : the realities and the possibilities / Lawrence Baines.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baines, Lawrence.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Certification--United States.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (133 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book reveals exactly how American teachers are taught, describes the wide disparities in the preparation of teachers across states, depicts how market-driven teacher preparation waters down the quality of teachers, and explains how teacher preparation in America compares with preparation for other careers in the United States and with teacher preparation programs in other countries.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Chapter 01. The Rise of the Test; Chapter 02. Trends in Alternative Certification; Chapter 03. The Walmart Effect and University-Based Teacher Preparation; Chapter 04. Teacher Certification around the World; Chapter 05. Ethics and the Lack of Ethics; Chapter 06. Doctor, Lawyer, Plumber, Undertaker, Teacher; Chapter 07. The Teachers We Need vs. the Teachers We Have; References; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34940-2

1-282-52320-1

9786612523205

1-60709-703-6

OCLC:

659549781