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Fuller, Edward J. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
The National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ) recent review of university-based teacher preparation programs concluded the vast majority of such programs were inadequately preparing the nation's teachers. The study, however, has a number of serious flaws that include narrow focus on inputs, lack of a strong research base, missing standards,…
Descriptors: Criticism, Educational Quality, Teacher Education Programs, Program Effectiveness
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Vilgats, Birgit; Heidmets, Mati – Higher Education Policy, 2011
This article seeks to establish what impact external quality assessment had on universities in Estonia between 1997 and 2009. It is based on a study of the analysis of experts' reports of curricula accreditation and interviews with university and programme managers, undertaken between 2007 and 2009. The study included an analysis of 12 curricula…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Universities, Reputation