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Well-Prepared Teachers Inspire Student Learning
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Pecheone, Raymond L.; Whittaker, Andrea – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
This is an era of transformation in the preparation, induction, and assessment of prospective teachers. The tension between local and state control is at the heart of the debate. States should be responsible for establishing performance standards that ensure that new teachers are well-prepared, competent, and ready to teach. This is why the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Preservice Teachers, Standards, Teacher Education Programs
Raising the Bar for Teaching
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Mehta, Jal; Doctor, Joe – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
The past year has seen the emergence of a broad consensus on raising the standards for entering the teaching profession. The NEA, AFT, and Council of Chief State School Officers all have said they want higher entry standards. Such an exam would be modeled after other professions and is a potential game changer. If sufficiently rigorous, the exam…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Standards, Teacher Associations, Teacher Competency Testing
NCATE Standards and Program Quality: You Can't Get There from Here.
Tom, Alan R. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
Questions the validity, relevance, and operational characteristics of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards. Urges critical analysis of the standards; political action to force NCATE to justify its standards; and a comprehensive review of the standards. (IRT)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Higher Education, Standards
NCATE's Director Comments on the Tom Critique.
Gubser, Lyn – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
The director of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) argues that NCATE is much further along in reviewing its standards and processes than its critics allege. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Higher Education, Standards
Four Educators Comment on the Redesign of NCATE.
Watts, Doyle – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Four leading educators respond to 10 questions about the redesign of standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education that will alter that organization and thus affect teacher preparation and practice. (IW)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Organizational Change
Appointments with Ourselves: A Faculty Argument for NCATE.
Gideonse, Hendrik D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1993
The central aim of professional accreditation is defining and maintaining standards. An essential first step is establishing the profession's boundaries and membership. Teacher educators cannot agree on a definition of the teaching profession and have little control over accrediting agencies' governance. NCATE is an association permitting teacher…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
The Reform of National Accreditation.
Gollnick, Donna M.; Kunkel, Richard C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Describes the redesign of standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and roles played by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the National Education Association. Examines five categories into which new unit-based NCATE standards fall and predicts some important outcomes of the…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Organizational Change