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Peer reviewedMercer, Walter – Educational Leadership, 1983
The high failure rate of Black prospective teachers in the southern states raises the challenge to change the quality of education for all Americans. (MLF)
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Peer reviewedOrnstein, Allan C. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1988
This article identifies several reasons for demands for teacher and student accountability. Minimum competency testing of students and teachers is discussed within the context of the accountability movement, and the implications of such testing as an evaluation tool are considered. (IAH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Quality
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
A full report is presented of testimony on teacher preparation given by witnesses before the subcommittee on postsecondary education. Included are the remarks and prepared statements of the following witnesses: (1) Marie D. Eldridge, Administrator of the National Center for Education Statistics, who discussed survey data on making teacher…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Admission Criteria, Career Ladders, Curriculum Development
Mager, Gerald M., Ed.; And Others – 1983
The four position statements included in this occasional paper are the products of a conference involving the New York State Association of Teacher Educators and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education--New York State, on "Who Will Be the Teachers of the Future.""Entry Level Testing in New York State,"…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Quality, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Adams, Ronald D. – 1983
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) appointed a Task Force on Shortage/Surplus/Quality Issues in Teacher Education, which conducted a survey to: (1) assess the perception of change occurring in teacher education programs to improve the quality of graduates; (2) investigate the perception of changes in state teacher…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Higher Education
Prospects for Black Teachers: Preparation, Certification, Employment. Information Analysis Products.
Witty, Elaine P. – 1982
A survey of the literature on the issues and problems related to the preparation and survival of black public school teachers in the United States resulted in findings and recommendations in five areas. The first area considers literature on the underrepresentation of black teachers in public schools, studies on pupil/teacher ratios, expanded…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Black Achievement, Black Colleges, Black Education
