DOCUMENT 11.13SUME ED 027 243 SP 002 120 By-Stiles, Lindley J.; And Others . Teacher Certification and Preparation in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Advisory CounciF on Education, Boston. Spons Agency-Massachusetts Advisory. Council on Education, Boston.. Pub Date Jul 68 Note-435p. Available from-Public Document Div., Secretary of State's Office, Room 116, The State House, Boston, Mass. ($1.25; check payable to Secretary of the Commonwealth). EDRS Price MF-$1.75 HC-$21.85 Descriptors-Certification,*Educational* Improvement,FieldExperiencePrograms,InstructionalStaff, *InterinstitutionalCooperation, Paraprofessional SchoolPersonnel, .Performance Criteria, Professional Personnel, Recruitment, Specialists, Staff Role, State Departments of Education, State Legislation, State Standards, *State Surveys, *Teacher Certification, *Teacher Education, Teacher Experience, Teacher Interns, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Shortage. Identifiers-*Massachusetts The first section of this report presents (1). an overview of a "comprehensive investigation of ways to improve the certification and preparation of educational personnel in Massachusetts"; (2) a one-chapter discussion with recommendations an each of four focal issues: personnel for education. services, personnel certification, reform ofteacher education, and state responsibility and leadership; (3) a timetable for suggested actions by the state court, board of education, colleges and universities, school systems, and professional organizations. The second section contains methodology description and data gathered from several 'sources: 190 tichool superintendents; a study of teacher* qualifications; visits to 51 public and non-publicinstitutionsofferingteacher education programs;three state-wide advisory conferences *each attended by 200 representatives from sehools and colleges,education agencies and organizafions, and lay groups; an attitudes inventory sent to randomly Selected samples of educational personnel and citizens including teachers, principals, supervisors, parent-teacher associations, and college professors; studies from other states; and nationwide proposals. Included are project committee meeting reports, conference programs and group reports, position papers by consultants, questionnaire resultt with related statistics, and papers and correspondence from interested groups. (JS). "1, ,*acarao U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS ilECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. TEACHER CERTIFICATION AND PREPARATION IN MASSACHUSETTS MEI INIIM STATUS, PROBLEMS AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS Report Number 1 by DR. LINDLEY J. STILES NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PROCEEDINGS, RESEARCH AND POSITION PAPERS Report Number 2 A Study of the Massachusetts Advisory CouncilonEducation JULY/1968 182 TREMONT STREET BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02111 MASSACHUSETTS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EDUCATION Members of the'Council: Hazen H. Ayer, Chairman of the Board, Standish, Ayer & Wood, Incorporated, Boston Philip C. Beals, Trustee, Worcester Lucy W. Benson, Vice-Chairman, The Advisory Council, Second Vice-President, The League of Women Voters, Amherst Shirley R. Lewis, Attorney, Lewis & Lewis, Taunton Paul Parks, Partner & Engineer, Associate Architect & Engineer, Boston Norman S. Rabb, Chairman, The Advisory Council, retired Senior Vice- President, Stop & Shop, Boston. Walter J. Ryan, Business Manager, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local #4, Brighton Nina E. Scarito, M.D., Pediatrician, Methuen John S. Sprague, Ph.D., Senior Vice-President, Research & Development, Sprague Electric Company, North Adams aatalatil....jL.C.m..mati.ra Committee: Senator.Mary L. Fonseca, Fall River Senator Kevin B. Harrington, Salem Senator John M. Quinlan, DoVer Senator William L. Saltonstall, Manchester Representative Robert A. Belmonte, Framingham Representative Joseph Ce DiCarlo, Revere Representative Paul J. Sheehy, Lowell Representative Thomas C. Wojtkowski, Pittsfield Council Staff: Dr. William C. Gaige, Director of Research' Dr. Lawrence E. Fox, Senior Research Associate '41 TEACHER "IERTIFICATION AND PUSPARATION IN MASSACHUSETTS Studv committee Members: Sister M. Agnello, Chairman, Department of aticmRegiu College Dr. Dwight Allen, Dean, School of Educatlog, Vhivv..;.tfAtyof Atssachusetts Sieter Ann Augusta, Chaa.rman, Department of Educ4tiou,Emmonuel College Mr. Philip Beals, Advisory Council on Education flt Aion Cavieehi, Executive Secretary, Massachuse,;ts Associationof School Committees Douglas Chandler, Associate Commissioner, State Department ofEducation Mr. Richard Clark, Teacher, Newton High School Dr. jack Childress, Dean, School of Education, Boston University Mr. Joseph Durkin, President, Massachusetts Association of Elementary School Principals Mr. Girard D. Hottleman, Staff Consultant, M.T,A. Dr. James Koerner, Education Writer Mrs. Shirley Lewis, Advisory Council on Education Dr. George Madaus, Director of Research, Boston College Dr. Justin McCarthy9 President, Framingham State College Dr. John O'Neill, Associate Commissioner, State Department of Education Rev. Patrick J. O'Neill, Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Fall River Dr. David Purpel Director, Programs in Teaching Harvard Graduate School of Education Mrs. Charlotte Ryan, Chairman, Massachusetts Conference Board Senator William Saltonstall, Advisory Council on Education Miss Ruth Southwick, N,E. Regional Director NEA!-DCT Dr. Robert I. Sperber, Superintendent of Schools Brookline Mr, Ralph O. West, Director,of Evaluation, Commission of Independent Secondary Schools Mr. William VL, Wright, Superintendent of Schools, Greenfield Mr..Albert C. Williamson, Chairman, Professional Development Committee, N4S.C.A4 =. ,Studv Staff: Dr. Lindley J. Stiles, Northste= University, Director of Study Dr. William C. Gaige, Executive Director, M.A.C.E., ChiefAdministrative Officer for the Council Dr. Lavrence E. Fox, Senior Research Associate, M.A.C.E. Dr. rbyllis L. Devine, Boston University, Coordinator of Research Mr. abort W. Mayers, Research Associate Consultants: D. Louis P. Aikman, Associate Professore.Foundationsof Education Departmcat, Boston University School of Education Dr. James F. Baker, Assistant Commissioner of Education Dr. Robert Bond, Dean, State College at Boston Dr. John F. Bowler, Registrar, Framingham State College Dr. Stephen J. Clarke, Chairman, Department of Education,Regis College Dr. Donald T. Donley, Dean, SChool of Education,Boston College Mr. Edward Downey, Consultant, Massachusetts TeachersAssociation Dr. Roy Edelfelt, Director, T.E.P.S., N.E.A. N A 6'. Dr. James Gilbert, Director, Office of EducationalResources, Northeastern University Miss Elaine M. Hardie, Chairman, Professional PreparationCommittee of the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association Dr. Demetrius S. Iatrides Director, Institute of Human Sciences, Boston College Dr. Frederick H. Jackson, President, Clark'University Dr. James Koerner, Education Writer Dr. Alvin P. Leirheimer, Director, Teacher EducationandCertification, NeT7 York State Department of Education Mr. John P. McGrail, Director of the Division ofTeacherCertification and Placement Dr. Donald W. Meals, Director, EdUcational Systemsand Applications, Raytheon ta:31:111. max31-1.,,,,e, n ofrrn=Ze0o Consultants - continued Dr. Gabriel Ofeische Director, Center for Educational Technology, Catholic University of America Dr. Harlan D. Philippi, Associate Dean, Director of Graduate Studies, Boston University School of Education Dr. Gene D. Phillips; Chairman, Foundations of Education Department, Boston University Dr. David Purpel; Director: Programs in Teaching, Harvard Graduate School of Education Dr. Robert J. Sperber, Superintendent of Schools, Brookline, Massachusetts Dr. Gilbert M. Wilson; Chairman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Boston University School of Education Dr. Jerrold Zacharias, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology PREFACE The.report on the Study of Teacher Certification and Preparation in Massachusetts represents a year of intensive research and wide-spread involvement. Dr. Lindley J. Stiles, author of Report Number 1 and Director of the Study, envisioned this involvement as the key to the successful completion of the stUdy and.acceptance of the findings and proposals, as well as lending support to the implementation of the recommendations. Throughout the study, the staff was fortunate to have the close co- operation and assistance of the State Department of Education and the Massachusetts Advisory Council on Education. The staff is, indeed, grateful to these personnel who facilitated the gathering of statistics and data so vital to the study. The members of the Study Committee who gave so generously of their time contributed in no small way to the clarification of the problems and "the final sumMarization of the recommendations. Particularly helpful and valuable were the reactions and suggestions of the many consultants who voluntarily prepared papers and/or presented their ideas at the conferences and the Study Committee sessions. The response to the questionnaires from the several Professional groups indicated a high degree of interest in and concern for teacher certification and preparation within the state. The data from these questionnaires gave clear evidence of the attiudes and thinking a fhose who are closest to the problems. While it was necessary to put certain