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A Lethal Threat to U.S. Teacher Education
Authors: Weiner Lois
The article discusses changes to teacher education programs due to the growth of alternative route programs, the development of corporate professional development programs and the entrance of for-profit institutions to the market for higher education. Although challenges to social justice have been discussed, their relationships to the other alterations have not yet been explored.
Published: 2007
Updated: Jan. 02, 2008
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Can Cooperating Teachers Help Student Teachers Develop a Vision of Education?
Authors: McNay Margaret, Graham Richard
Interviews with outstanding cooperating teachers focused on exploring their belief on teacher vision, and what makes a good teacher. The teachers revealed a strong sense of why they teach and shared goals around several themes. They also maintained that reflection is key to developing a vision of education. Teacher education programs can support these teachers' views of quality education by developing conceptual frameworks that foster reflection and the development of a vision for education, particularly in the student teaching experience.
Published: 2007
Updated: Dec. 27, 2007