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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792436903321

Autore

Baines Lawrence

Titolo

The teachers we need vs. the teachers we have [[electronic resource] ] : the realities and the possibilities / / Lawrence Baines

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010

ISBN

1-282-52320-1

9786612523205

1-60709-703-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 p.)

Disciplina

371.1

379.1/57

Soggetti

Teachers - Certification - United States

Teachers - Training of - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.