Debra Johnson

Alternative Certification: Is it a viable credential?

Teacher Certification

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

There continues to be controversy in academia and in the state legislature of Pennsylvania concerning alternative teacher certification and the criteria for awarding such certification. Those opposing alternative certification have ranged from teacher unions to associations representing college and university teacher educators. However, by 1993, despite being belittled and sometimes praised, forty- one states had instituted alternative certification programs for individuals who held degrees and wished to teach. The process of obtaining a teacher certification in most states has only one focus, meaning that the method, which includes coursework taken at a college or university, a teaching practicum and the passing of a national or state teacher's exam or both, is believed to be the one best way for obtaining a teaching cerification. Policy pertaining to what makes a teacher a professional educator includes a teacher's knowledge base as to how a teacher was prepared, the conduct and performance of a teacher, and how a teacher is considered competent.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783639225358
• ISBN-10: 363922535X
• Artikelnr.: 28231408

Autorenporträt

Debra Johnson currently works in the field of early childhood education. Debra began her research in Alternative Certification, while investigating different avenues of teacher certification. Debra holds an Ed.D.from Temple University in Educational Administration.