Teacher Preparation: A Comparison of Traditional and Alternative Programs.

Hawk, Parmalee P; Schmidt, Mary W.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Teacher Preparation: A Comparison of Traditional and Alternative Programs.

Hawk, Parmalee P; Schmidt, Mary W.

Journal of Teacher Education, v40 n5 p53-58 Sep-Oct 1989

This article describes a lateral entry certification program (LEP) which prepared 13 new math and science teachers for rural North Carolina schools. It also presents findings which indicate that LEP participants are as competent in school classrooms and as successful on National Teacher Examinations as traditionally prepared students. (IAH)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Nontraditional Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Rural Schools, Teacher Certification, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Recruitment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Teacher Examinations

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