1st Edition
Understanding Teacher Education in Contentious Times Political Cross-Currents and Conflicting Interests
By Catherine Cornbleth
Copyright 2014
130 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
130 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
130 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Understanding Teacher Education in Contentious Times examines how public, professional, and private or corporate agencies operate to shape teacher education and possibilities for its improvement. Teacher education programs, particularly those leading to state certification or licensure, are influenced not only by state regulations but also by required review and accreditation by an outside... Read more
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: If We’re Serious about Understanding Teacher Education and Its Reform
Chapter 2: Constraints: State Regulations
Chapter 3: Constraints and Possibilities: Professional Accreditation
Chapter 4: Constraints: Private/Corporate Interests
Chapter 5: Discourses as Constraints and Possibilities Affecting Policy and Practice
Chapter 6: Grounds for Hope?
References
Biography
Catherine Cornbleth is Professor Emerita, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo, USA.
