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Preparing and Credentialing the Nation's Teachers: The Secretary's Eighth Report on Teacher Quality Based on Data Provided for 2008, 2009 and 2010
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Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2011
This eighth report on the features of America's teacher preparation and initial state credentialing presents data states reported to the U.S. Department of Education (Department) in October 2008, October 2009 and October 2010. Title II of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended in 2008 by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA),…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Certification, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Quality
Where Are We and Where Are We Going in School Administrator Preparation in the United States?
Gousha, Richard P.; And Others – 1986
This paper reports on (1) the results of a 1984-85 national survey of the status of school administrator preparation, (2) recent literature in the field, and (3) where the field appears to (and should) be going. Participants in the survey included state certification officials, large public school district officials, and directors of doctoral…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
The Research on Bilingual Education.
Rossell, Christine H. – Equity and Choice, 1990
Reviews research literature on the effectiveness of bilingual education programs. Argues that scientifically valid evaluation studies offer no consistent support for transitional bilingual education as a superior practice for improving the English-language achievement of limited English proficient (LEP) children and, in fact, suggest evidence of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Educational Research, English (Second Language)
The Continuing Mismatch between Students' Undergraduate Experiences and the Teaching Demands of the Geography Classroom: Experience of Pre-service Secondary Geography Teachers.
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Rynne, Elizabeth; Lambert, David – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1997
Reports on a small-scale study that examined deficiencies in pre-service geography teachers' subject knowledge. The British pre-service teachers were all studying for Post Graduate Certificates in Education and answered questions regarding their subject knowledge and educational background. Documents definite weaknesses and identifies areas for…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Geography, Higher Education
Testing the Basic Competencies of Teacher Education Candidates with the Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST).
Goodison, Marlene – 1985
The Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST), was developed at Educational Testing Service at the request of the National Teachers Examination Policy Council. The battery of three tests is designed to provide objective, standardized measures of basic proficiency in reading, mathematics, and writing. The steps in the test development process of this…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Criterion Referenced Tests
Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Occupational Orientation Programs in Texas. Final Report.
Hollenback, Kathryn; And Others – 1984
A project consisting of two followup studies, a literature review, and a pilot study was conducted to evaluate the occupational orientation curriculum and occupational orientation teacher education programs currently in existence in Texas and to recommend changes needed to update them. Various survey instruments were administered to participants…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Change Strategies