ERIC_NO: EJ613865
TITLE: Serving Too Many Masters: The Proliferation of Ill-Conceived and Contradictory Policies and Practices in Teacher Education.
AUTHOR: Sindelar, Paul T.; Rosenberg, Michael S.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 2000
JOURNAL_CITATION: Journal of Teacher Education; v51 n3 p188-93 May-Jun 2000
ABSTRACT: Illustrates how teacher educators are caught up in ill-conceived, often contradictory policies and practices, providing examples of contradictory demands emanating from outside and within the academy. The paper discusses professional standards and how teacher shortages influence the way quality-control practices in teacher preparation are conceptualized and implemented. Suggestions for next steps are presented, using examples from special education. (SM)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Preservice Teacher Education; Teacher Competencies; Teacher Shortage;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Special Education; Standards;
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 080; 141
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: SP528644
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4871
LANGUAGE: English
ERIC_ISSUE: CIJMAR2001