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Getting on the Same Page: Expanding Student Support Services to Increase Candidate Success and Educator Accountability
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Gallavan, Nancy P.; Benson, Tammy R. – Action in Teacher Education, 2014
Today's teacher candidates frequently exhibit confusion and express discouragement while navigating the expectations of their educational journeys and career goals. Characteristically, many candidates tend to be first-generation college students limited in universal knowledge, global travels, diverse experiences, and multiple perspectives.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Academic Support Services
What Matters to Career K-12 Educators
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Harris, Mary M. – Action in Teacher Education, 2014
Case studies about issues arising from education policy were written between 2003 and 2011 by doctoral candidates in Curriculum and Instruction who were career K-12 educators. Literary analysis was employed in grouping 57 case studies, which described primarily situations that occurred in school districts in one large metropolitan area, by topic…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Case Studies, Educational Policy, Doctoral Programs
Recertification: Toward the Best Use of Experience.
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Long, Madeleine J. – Action in Teacher Education, 1979
The formal retraining of experienced teachers from one field or level of specialization to another is one response to problems created by changing job markets within the teaching profession. (JD)
Descriptors: Improvement Programs, Institutional Cooperation, Refresher Courses, Retraining
The Value of the Teacher Work Sample for Improving Instruction and Program
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Devlin-Scherer, Roberta; Burroughs, Greer; Daly, Jim; McCartan, William – Action in Teacher Education, 2007
Secondary teachers increasingly face student differences in ability, background, socioeconomic status, and language. One method designed to prepare future teachers for dealing with these challenges is the teacher work sample (TWS), which has been widely adopted by colleges of education as part of performance-based accreditation requirements. A…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Teachers, Work Sample Tests, Instructional Improvement