ERIC Number: EJ456040
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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More States Back New Standards for What Teachers Must Know and Be Able to Do in Classrooms.
Lively, Kit
Chronicle of Higher Education, v39 n16 pA20 Dec 9 1992
Increasingly, states seeking to improve teacher education are establishing teacher qualification standards. Several have authorized independent boards to determine licensing criteria; many are asking a national agency to accredit their programs. Other groups are producing guidelines, standards, and tests for evaluating new and veteran teachers. Critics see the approach as inappropriate. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Change Strategies, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, State Standards, Teacher Certification, Teacher Education, Teacher Qualifications, Teaching Skills, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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