DOCUMENT RESUME ED 272 513 SP 028 026 AUTHOR Lesley, Thomas J., Ed. TITLE Issues in Teacher Education. Volume II: Background Papers from the National Commission for Excellence in Teacher Education. Teacher Education Mopograph No. 6. INSTITUTION American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, D.C.; ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington, D.C. SPONS AGENCY Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. REPORT NO ISBN-0-89333-043-4 PUB DATE 86 CONTRACT 400-83-0022 NOTE 239p.; For a related document, see SP 028 025. AVAILABLE FROM American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 610, Washington, DC 20036 ($14.00). PUB TYPE Information Analyses - ERIC Information Analysis Products (071) -- Reports - Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Beginning Teachers; *Educational Trends; Government Role; Minimum Competency Testing; *Preservice Teacher Education; Teacher Certification; Teacher Education Curriculum; Teacher Evaluation; *Teaching (Occupation) IDENTIFIERS *National Commission for Excellence in Teacher Educ ABSTRACT The articles in this monograph provide a framework for reflecting on a variety of educational issues. In section one the historical roots of teacher education are examined. The second section deals more directly with what a teacher is and how the definitional properties of "the teacher" begin to dictate a curriculum for teacher education. The impact of regulation and testing on teacher education is the focus of the third section. The final chapter describes the nature of the federal government's involvement with teacher education. The following papers were selected from papers prepared for the National Commission for Excellence in Teacher Education: (1) "An Evaluation of the Rationale for Required Teacher Education: Beginning Teachers with and without Teacher Preparation" (Martin Haberman); (2) "From Quantity to Quality Teacher Education in Britain" (Harry Judge); (3) "Recent Reports on Education: Some Implications for Preparing Teachers" (Edward J. Meade); (4) "The Nebraska Consortium for the Improvement of Teacher Education" (Mary M. Kluender); (5) "The Implications for Teacher Education of Computer Technology" (Barbara Dubitsky); (6) "Preparing Teachers for Schools of Choice" (Mary Anne Raywid); (7) "Defining the Excellent Teacher Preparation Program" (Norma Nutter); (8) "Toward a More Desirable Profession" (Sharon P. Robinson); (9) "Testing Teachers for Certification and Recertification" (Eva C. Galambos); (10) "Performance-Based Certification in Georgia: Present and Future" (J. William Leach and Lester Solomon); (11) "Post Certification Development of Teachers and Administrators" (Richard C. Wallace); (12) "Quality Control of Teacher Preparation Programs through the Program Approval Process" (Herman E. Behling); and (13) "Excellence in Teacher Education: Options fora Federal Partnership" (David H. Florio). (JD) TEACHEREDUCATIONMONOGRAPHNO.6 fV cv LIU ISSUES INTEACHER DUCATION Volume II: Background Papers from the National Commission for Excellence in 'leacher Education Thomas J. Lasley, Editor U $ LEPARTNENT OP EMCATION Office of Educational (march and Imocahreient EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFOINAATION CENTER IRO /Tourdocument has bran raproducod as recehmd from Mt Demon or organization °Pt:p.*11,1g it O Minor changes have been mere to inipthve regrodurnon polity Points of view or opinions shawl in this docu ment do not necesearily rEiresont official OERI position or policy 111) American Association of Colleges for 'Ibacher Education 2 Issues in Teacher Education Volume II: Background Papers from the National Commission for Excellence in Teacher Education Thomas J. Las ley Editor Published by American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Prepared by ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education 1986 3 CITE AS. Lasley, ThomasJ. (Ed.) (1986) Issues in Teacher Educt lionVolume LI Background Papers from the National Commission for Excellence in Teacher Education.(AACFE-ERIC Teacher Education Monograph No. 6) Washington, DC. American Association ofColleges for Teacher Education. MANUSCRIPTS: The ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education invtesindividuals to submit proposals for writing monographs for the Teacher Education MonographSeries. Proposals should include: 1. A detailed manuscript proposal of not molt thanfive pages. 2. A vita. 3. A writing sample. ORDERS: The price for a single copy, including fourth class postageand handling, is $14.00. For first class postage, add $.75 for each copy ordered. Orders must beprepaid. Order from: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 610 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 293-2450 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 86-80882 ISBN 0-89333-043-4 Series Editor. Elizabeth A. Ashburn, Director, ERIC;learinghouse on Teacher Education. Dr. Ashburn also serves as Director o ' Research andInformation Services for the American Association of Colleges for TeacherEducation. This publication was preparel with funding from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Edu- OEM cation under Contract No. 403413-0022. The opinions expressedin Meat &Autism, of Retouch tad Ingrantnert this report do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies US DepartntatorEduabat OERI or DOE. 4 Contents Introduction: Thomas J. Las ley 1 Section One: Teacher Education: Historical and Political Perspectives 3 I. An Evaluation of the Rationale for Required Teacher Education: Beginning Teachers with and without Teacher Preparation 7 Martin Haberman II. From Quantity to Quality Teacher Education in Britain 55 Harry Judge Section Two: Perspectives on Teacher Education: Content and Structure 65 III. Recent Reports on Education: Some Implications for Preparing Teachers 71 Edward J. Meade IV. The Nebraska Consortium for the Improvement of Teacher Education 83 Mary M. Kluender V. The Implications for Teacher Education of Computer Technology 95 Barbara Dubitsky VI. Pre' Ang Teachers for Schools of Choice 101 Mary Anne Raywid VII. Defining the Excellent Teacher Preparation Program 119 Norma Nutter Section Three: Mechanisms for Creating Quality Teacher Education 13R VIII. Toward a More Desirable Profession 141 Sharon P. Robinson IX. Testing Teachers for Certification and Recertification 153 Eva C. Galambos X. Performance-Based Certification in Georgia: Present and Future 163 J. William Leach and Lester Solomon XI. Post Certification Development of Teachers and Administrators 177 Richard C. Wallace iii XII. Quality Control of Teacher Preparation Programs Through the Program Approval Process 201 Herman E. Belding Section Four: Federal Involvement in Teacher Education 211 XIII. Excellence in Teacher Education: Options for a Federal Partnership 215 David H. Florio About the Authors 237 iv 6 Contributors Herman E. Behling, Jr. Assistant State Superintendent Maryland State Department of Education Barbara Dubitsky Chair, Computer Education Programs Bank Street College of Education David Florio Special Representative for Educational Policy American Federation of Teachers Eva G. Galambos Research Consultant Southern Regional Education Board Martin Haberman Dean, Division of Urban Outreach University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Harry Judge Director, Department of Educational Studies University of Oxford Mary M. Kluender Assistant Professor Teachers College University of Nebraska-Lincoln Thomas J. Lesley Associate Professor and Chairperson of Teacher Education University of Dayton J. William Leach Division of Staff Development Georgia State Department of Education Edward J. Meade, Jr. Chief Program Officer The Ford Foundation v 7 Norma Nutter Assistant Dean College of Education University of Northern Colorado Mary Anne Raywid Professor and Chair Department of Administration and Policy Studies and Director, Center for the Study of Educational Alternatives Hofstra University Sharon P. Robinson Director Instruction and Professional Development National Education Association Lester Solomon Director, Performance Based Certification Georgia State Department of Education Richard C. rillace Superintendent Pittsburgh City Schools vi Introduction The issues surrounding teacher education are complex and evolveout of the myriad social and political contexts in which teachers and teacher educators function. Few would doubt ti.at teaching today is dif- ferent from what it was even a decade ago. The new demands on students, the multiple needs of children, and the extreme pressures of classroom and daily life in some social settings make the teacher's life one filled with constant decision-making. Such decision-making was evident when Phil- lip Jackson wrote Life in Classrooms; it is even more manifest in the time of Horaces Compromise. The climate of teaching and teacher edu- cation has changed, and those changes are making severe demands on school social systems that were formed in different times. Teacher education is intended to improve the teacher's decision- making ability. How this is accomplished is the object of substantial debate, which has been stirred and has become even more heatedas a result of the increased involvement of legislators and politicians in edu- cational policymaking. Regrettably, noneducators seeking to improve edu- cation usually proffer simple answers: test prospective teachers more, attract better quality students, expand teacher education, or eliminate teacher education. And because teacher educators are so dependentupon the resources