The Role of the University in the Preparation of Teachers / Edition 1

by the late Robert Roth

Overview

Addresses a subject of common interest in developed countries - the apparently diminishing role of universities in the education of teachers. There is pressure to redesign teacher education, an on-going struggle between those who see the need to strengthen the knowledge base of teachers and those who favour learning on the job; there is a perceived need to define precisely what teachers need to know and be able to do and at the same time there is relaxation of entry standards for students entering the profession in an attempt to relieve the chronic shortage of teachers. This situation is prevalent in the USA, in the UK, Europe and Australia. The struggle over who should control the preparation of teachers is the significant emerging issue in education, and could change the whole structure of the teacher preparation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750708821
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/28/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Educating Teachers: Getting It Right the First Time John Goodlad 2. The Case for University-Based Teacher Education Linda Darling-Hammond and William F. Russell 3. No Standards or New Standards? The Future of Teacher Certification Gary Sykes 4. Teacher Educators and Teachers: The Needs for Excellence and Spunk Edward R. Ducharme and Mary K. Ducharme 5. The Challenges Teacher Education Presents for Higher Education Frank Murray 6. The Problem of Evidence in Teacher Education Mary Kennedy 7. Society's Requirements for K-12 Confront Higher Education Barry Munitz and Rosemary Papalewis 8. A Grimm Tale James Raths 9. University Responsibility for a Public PurposeL: Institutional Accoutability and Teacher Education Calvin Frazier 10. Moving Toward Performance-Based Accreditation Systems for the Teaching Profession Art Wise 11. Psychological Dimensions of Teacher Education: The Role of the University Yvonne Gold 12. University as Context for Teacher Development Robert A. Roth 13. Multicultural Education and the University's Mission: Change and Opportunity for Change Cari Grant 14. Integrating Educational Psychology into Professional Studies: Linking Theory and Practice Patricia Ashton 15. ' Alternative' or Just Easy? Gary K. Clabaugh 16. Critical Components in the Preparation of Teachers Mary E. Diez 17. The Role of the University in Teacher Learning and Development: Present Work and Future Possibilites Alan Reiman

Editorial Reviews

Before his early death in 1997, Roth (teacher education, California State U.-Long Beach) contacted teacher educators he considered to be the best in the country and solicited essays on specific topics of their expertise. They argue for the necessity of the university's role in preserving and further developing the teaching profession, and set out its unique contribution to the process of preparing teachers. Distributed in the US by Taylor and Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

'... this is a timely book that should be read by all involved in teacher education and preparation ... the general message for teacher educators to engage morally and strategically with change and attempt to go forward, rather than retreat, is to be welcomed.' - British Journal of Educational Studies

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