Alternate routes to teaching.

9780131750418

Alternate routes to teaching.

Feistritzer, C. Emily and Charlene Haar.

Pearson Education

2008

193 pages

$36.99

Paperback

LB1715

For some 30 years, Feistritzer (National Center for Education Information and National Centre for Alternative Certification) has been involved in the maturation of alternative routes to K-12 teacher education in the U.S.; Haar (also National Center for Alternative Certification) is a recognized leader in educational policy. Their text describes the alternative pathways that have developed over the past three decades, for those who choose to switch to classroom teaching from successful careers and college degrees in other fields. Coverage includes an overview of the evolution of alternative routes, the role of new national programs and federal involvement in the promotion of these alternative, state-by-state data on existing options, program implementation issues, teacher profiles from a 2004-2005 survey, and recent research on existing programs. For K-12 and university educators, government policy makers, and persons considering teaching careers.

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