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Peer reviewedMcCracken, H. Thomas – English Education, 1997
Provides a history of the National Council of Teachers of English's guidelines which are put forth every 10 years. States that before 1986 the guidelines served mainly the function of informing graduate and undergraduate programs of principles to build or modify programs in English education. Questions who shall control teacher education in the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, English Teacher Education, Guidelines
Peer reviewedOdien, Jeanina Mecca – Library Trends, 1992
Presents a historical overview of standards for school libraries and media centers, particularly as they apply to schools for the deaf. The development of national standards is described; the influence of standards on the profession is discussed; and the deaf school population and school programs for deaf children are described. (30 references)…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Standards
Peer reviewedRoames, Richard L. – Action in Teacher Education, 1987
The article examines the recent redesign of the processes and standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education from the perspective of the history of efforts to establish national standards for teacher education in the United States. Lessons and possible pitfalls for these continuing efforts are drawn, based on challeges…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMilner, Joseph O. – Clearing House, 1997
Describes the three-year development of the Standards Project for English Language Arts. Discusses the context-centered framework, "bad news" from the Department of Education, funding from the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association, working with a more linear structure, and uncertainties in the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Peer reviewedWeech, Terry L. – Public Libraries, 1989
Reviews the history of proposals for accrediting public libraries nationally and examines four distinct proposals made from 1960 to 1988. The discussion addresses barriers to national accreditation of public libraries and the prospects for the success of the most recent proposal of the Commission for the Accreditation of Public Libraries. (23…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Evaluation Criteria, Financial Support, Library Standards
Peer reviewedBetts, Robin – History of Education: The Journal of the History of Education Society, 1998
Offers a first appraisal of the life and work of George Collins, a leading figure in the unionization of school teachers in late-19th-century England. Discusses his impact on the prescribed social status of teachers, the organization of teachers into associations for mutual improvement, and the formation of national educational policies. (DSK)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Biographies, Educational Change, Educational History
