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This book considers the future for teacher education. Should it be removed from universities and consigned to schools under strict government control? Should professional preparation be done away with entirely on the grounds that only subject matter knowledge is needed? Or should it stay in the university context as befits a profession but be governed by the profession?
List of contents
Introduction 1. Professionalization Understood as Professional Self-Regulation 2. Sixty Years of Teacher Education Research and Policy 3. The Need for Professional Governance and the Safeguarding of the Public Trust 4. The History of Professional Governance 4. The Establishment of Professional Governance 5. Principles of Professional Governance: Balancing Public Accountability with Appropriate Program Autonomy 6. Pitfalls of Professional Governance: Moving Beyond "Now It's Our Turn to Tell Them 'Buggers' What To Do" to Responsibly Safeguarding of the Public Trust Conclusion
About the author
Peter Grimmett is Associate Dean, Chair, Faculty Tenure Committee and Director, Institute for Studies in Teacher Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada.
Summary
This book considers the future for teacher education. Should it be removed from universities and consigned to schools under strict government control? Should professional preparation be done away with entirely on the grounds that only subject matter knowledge is needed? Or should it stay in the university context as befits a profession but be governed by the profession?
