The Role of the General Teaching Council in Teacher Education in Scotland.

Kirk, Gordon

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ERIC Number: EJ488760

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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The Role of the General Teaching Council in Teacher Education in Scotland.

Kirk, Gordon

Journal of Education for Teaching, v20 n1 p39-46 1994

After describing the principal features of teacher education in Scotland and the Secretary of State for Scotland's role, the paper illustrates how the Scotland's General Teaching Council (GTC) exerts influence on government policy through its statutory entitlement to consultation on teacher education. The four statutory powers of the GTC are considered. (SM)

Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Certification

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)

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