Guard Dogs OR Guide Dogs?: Adequacy vs. Quality in the Accreditation of Teacher Education

Although both the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) accredit teacher education, the public's confidence in higher education has suffered from reports of supposedly good schools graduating poorly qualified teach...

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Published inChange (New Rochelle, N.Y.) Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 12 - 17
Main Author Dill, William R.
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.1998
Heldref Publications
Subjects
Academic achievement
Accreditation (Institutions)
Accrediting Agencies
Agency Role
Educational administration
Educational Improvement
Educational Quality
Financial audits
Guide dogs
Higher Education
Liberal arts education
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Educ
Public Opinion
Quality Control
School accreditation
School campuses
Teacher Education
Teachers
Universities
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Summary:Although both the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) accredit teacher education, the public's confidence in higher education has suffered from reports of supposedly good schools graduating poorly qualified teachers, prompting this reevaluation of how these agencies can help stimulate institutional efforts to improve programs. (Author/MSE)
ISSN:0009-1383
1939-9146
DOI:10.1080/00091389809602650