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Peer reviewedTheobald, Paul; Howley, Craig – Teacher Educator, 1998
Examines the university's role in professionalizing rural teachers, contending that lack of a substantive definition of education's public purpose creates teachers who are unprepared to contribute meaningfully to the intellectual life of their communities. Teacher preparation programs should abandon the instrumental focus and confront unique…
Descriptors: College Role, Democracy, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
