Choices for the Twenty-First Century: Will Universities Strengthen or Close Schools of Education?.

Lanier, Judith E.

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ERIC Number: EJ472923

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Choices for the Twenty-First Century: Will Universities Strengthen or Close Schools of Education?

Lanier, Judith E.

National Forum: Phi Kappa Phi Journal, v73 n4 p18-22 Fall 1993

It is argued that, when a university's resources are insufficient to undertake serious, responsible change in education, the institution should close its school of education and put its resources into high-quality programs elsewhere. Perpetuating low-quality education programs is seen as an insupportable alternative. (MSE)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Role, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Program Termination, Resource Allocation, Retrenchment, Schools of Education, Teacher Education, Universities

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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