Trivializing teacher education : the accreditation squeeze

著者

    • Johnson, Dale D.

書誌事項

Trivializing teacher education : the accreditation squeeze

Dale D. Johnson ... [et al.]

Rowman & Littlefield, c2005

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: cloth ISBN 9780742535350

内容説明

This book is a critical examination of the practices, processes, and tactics of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the largest accreditor of teacher education programs in the country. Those who have concerns about how well teachers are prepared in our country need to become aware of this influential organization and its stranglehold on teacher preparation.

目次

Chapter 1 The NCATE Brand Chapter 2 Interviews with "Stakeholders" Chapter 3 NCATE's Origin, Governance, and Processes Chapter 4 The Standards Chapter 5 NCATE's Positions, Policies, and Projects Chapter 6 NCATE and High-stakes Testing Chapter 7 NCATE's Lack of Research Chapter 8 NCATE Economics Chapter 9 Recommendations and Conclusions
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780742535367

内容説明

Trivializing Teacher Education: The Accreditation Squeeze presents a critical analysis of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). This accreditation organization has been in existence for 50 years and claims to accredit approximately 700 teacher education programs that prepare two-thirds of the nation's teachers. There is no convincing research, however, that NCATE's 'stamp of approval' makes a difference in teacher preparation programs or in beginning teachers' competencies. There is evidence that NCATE is masterful at self-promotion, marketing, and aligning itself with policy-makers and politicians. This book illustrates the questionable NCATE processes and requirements and exposes the exorbitant costs accrued by universities seeking NCATE accreditation. It points out that the NCATE standards do not address the major issues that impact teaching and learning. The book highlights NCATE's support of teacher testing in the face of evidence that such tests lack predictive validity. It shows how NCATE is reaching out to accredit for-profit organizations and how it sends its evaluators to review international programs in the Middle East. The book calls on NCATE to make the professional backgrounds of its examiners, reviewers, board members, and staff transparent. It addresses the attention teacher educators must devote to mindless, trivial NCATE demands that usurp time that should be spent on their students and their research. This book urges teacher educators, college faculties and administrators, state education officials and legislators, parents of school-age children, and concerned citizens to open their eyes to this powerful organization, NCATE, and to examine what it has done to teacher education in the last half century.

目次

Chapter 1 The NCATE Brand Chapter 2 Interviews with "Stakeholders" Chapter 3 NCATE's Origin, Governance, and Processes Chapter 4 The Standards Chapter 5 NCATE's Positions, Policies, and Projects Chapter 6 NCATE and High-stakes Testing Chapter 7 NCATE's Lack of Research Chapter 8 NCATE Economics Chapter 9 Recommendations and Conclusions

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