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Download full textOtuya, Ebo – 1992
This digest reviews alternative certification on the basis of educational quality and the need to fill teacher shortages. Following a definition of traditional certification, the alternative certification route is described as a process designed to certify candidates who have subject-matter competencies, without going through formal teacher…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Knowledge Level
Lehr, Fran – 1984
Intended for administrators and policy makers as well as teachers, this digest presents a selection of reactions to "A Nation at Risk," the report by the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The five parts of the digest discuss the five major recommendations of the ccmmission's report concerning curriculum, standards and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1992
Increased public interest in education is attracting students and career-changers to the teaching profession. This ERIC Digest is organized into questions and answers dealing with teacher preparation: (1) What do teachers do? (2) What are working conditions like? (3) What academic preparation is needed; (4) Do I take courses after I receive my…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Information Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Stark, Joan S.; And Others – 1987
Aspects of professional competence and professional socialization that are being emphasized in professional education programs are summarized. Of concern are generic outcomes of professional preparation, outcome-related issues and trends common to professional education in diverse fields, some problems that concern professional educators, and…
Descriptors: Architecture, Attitudes, Business Administration Education, Competence
Stark, Joan S.; And Others – 1986
Goals and outcomes in various fields of professional education are considered. Attention is directed to generic outcomes of professional preparation, the emphasis these outcomes receive among professional educators, some problems that concern professional educators, and recommendations for future action and study. The generic outcomes, which were…
Descriptors: Architecture, Attitudes, Business Administration Education, Competence
Glazer, Judith S. – 1986
Research on the development of the master's degree in the United States and its growth in the postwar technological era are reviewed within the context of tradition, diversity, and change. Research on structure and organization, curricular reform, quality control, and innovation is synthesized, and suggestions for future research are offered. The…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Programs, Degree Requirements, Educational Change
