Teacher Education

The Key to Effective School Reform

Delbert Long, Rodney Riegle

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Praeger Publishers Inc
30 October 2001

Teacher assessment; Teacher training

The greatest obstacle to good public schools is the indifference of the American public to teacher education. The authors discuss the past, present, and future of American teacher education. They argue that the key to quality public schools is the recruitment and retention of quality teachers and that educational reforms should be evaluated primarily on whether they encourage or discourage quality teachers from making teaching a career.

The authors summarize the perspectives of nine prominent educational critics who collectively represent a broad spectrum of educational thought in 20th-century America:

•John Dewey

•Robert Hutchins

•Arthur Bestor

•James Conant

•Theodore Brameld

•Charles Silberman

•Ivan Illich

•Albert Shanker

•Chester Finn

Each critic tackles, in a distinctive and provocative way, some of the perennial questions that should be considered in any effort to reform schools and teacher education.

In Part II the authors analyze the present-day status of teacher education and suggest how it might be improved. In Part III the authors speculate on what the future holds and how that will impact teacher education. The book concludes with an epilogue directed especially toward policymakers.

By: Delbert Long, Rodney Riegle
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 483g
ISBN: 9780897897297
ISBN 10: 0897897293
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 30 October 2001
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Prologue: Thinking with Perspective Past (1900-2000) John Dewey (1895-1952), the Progressivist Robert Hutchins (1899-1977), the Medievalist Arthur Bestor (1908-1994), the Academician James Conant (1893-1978), the Compromiser Theodore Brameld (1904-1987), the Utopian Charles Silberman (1925- ), the Neo-progressivist Ivan Illich (1926- ), the Radical Albert Shanker (1928-1997), the Unionist Chester Finn (1944- ), the Conservative Present (2000) Recruitment and Retention of Teachers Pre-Service Training of Teachers In-Service Training of Teachers Future (2000-2100) Quality and Teacher Education Educational Reform and Teacher Education Trends in Teacher Education Epilogue: A Note to Policymakers Bibliography Index

DELBERT LONG is Professor Emeritus, School of Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham. RODNEY RIEGLE is Professor of Education, College of Education, Illinois State University.

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Teacher Education

The Key to Effective School Reform

Delbert Long, Rodney Riegle

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