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Tom, Alan R. – 1985
A case is made for maintaining teacher education at the undergraduate level. This paper outlines the core arguments used by contemporary proponents of extended teacher preparation programs, and identifies which of these arguments are recurrent themes from earlier rationales. The validity of the arguments is also assessed. Some of the hidden costs…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Effectiveness
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1983
Part of a series of position papers prepared by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), this pamphlet considers the need for extended teacher education programs. Seven alternative models of extended teacher preparation programs are described: (1) four-plus-one (B.A.); (2) four-plus-one (internship); (3) five-year (B.A.…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Trends