Reconsidering Emergency Teaching Certificates and Alternative Certification Programs as Responses to Teacher Shortages.

Neumann, Richard A.

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ERIC Number: EJ482656

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Publication Date: 1994

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Reconsidering Emergency Teaching Certificates and Alternative Certification Programs as Responses to Teacher Shortages.

Neumann, Richard A.

Urban Education, v29 n1 p89-108 Apr 1994

Examines two studies on alternative certification programs and the findings from a survey of emergency-certified teachers that reveals vast differences in emergency teacher preparation. It shows that emergency certification programs provide substandard training and experience to teachers that can diminish student academic achievement. (GLR)

Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Educational Quality, Emergency Programs, Low Income Groups, Program Evaluation, Teacher Education, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Shortage

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - General; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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