Restructuring Teacher Education in the United States: Finding the Tipping Point

• Published in: Athens Journal of Education Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 297 - 312
• Main Author: Bales, Barbara L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Athens Institute for Education & Research 01.11.2015; Athens Institute for Education and Research
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Academic Standards; Accountability; Common Core State Standards; Educational Change; Educational History; Educational Legislation; Educational Objectives; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Faculty Development; Federal Aid; Federal Legislation; Federal Programs; Federal State Relationship; Higher Education; local control; Performance Based Assessment; Policy Formation; policy instruments; Preservice Teachers; Principals; Teacher Certification; Teacher Education; teacher education policy; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Evaluation; Wisconsin

In the United States, as public demands for quality teachers have escalated, there has been a corresponding increase in national policy efforts to tie the standards of student success to teacher preparation, licensing, and evaluation. This conceptual paper examines how national authorities used spec...