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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education"”.
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The Development of the Partnership Between the American Library Association and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
This qualitative study examined the development of the partnership between the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The research focused on archival documents from the ALA Archives at the University of Illinois Archives. The …
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A Descriptive Analysis Of The National Council For Accreditation Of Teacher Education Master's In Teacher Leadership Programs From 1980 - Present
… focused on the 28 institutions that are members of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and offer Master's in Teacher Leadership programs that they describe on their websites. Those programs were researched looking for similarities and differences across programs, …
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The Intersection of Positive Psychology and Teachers' Dispositional Fitness: A Delphi Study
<p>U.S. educators of the 21st century have witnessed renewed attention given to the importance of teacher dispositions as a component of the requisite tripartite of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. In this Delphi study, two previously unaligned constructs, positive psychology and teacher …
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A case study of a university-school partnership: impacting the success of children, teacher candidates, and inservice teachers
School reform is an often heard term within the Bush administration. Since the signing of his No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), President George W. Bush set out to make certain our teachers are highly qualified and that our children perform better in school. From the Holmes Group (1986) to …
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K-6 Classroom Teachers' Perceptions of Effective Teacher Education Programs.
<p>The demands placed upon stakeholders of the public education system have become more and more compelling with each passing year. With the success of schools and students at stake, it is imperative to examine multiple facets of the public education structure. One of the most important aspects of …
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Mainstream teacher attitudes toward english language learners
<p>The purpose of this study was to collect and analyze data from practicing mainstream K-12 teachers currently enrolled in graduate courses at a large, urban, Midwest university regarding four categories of their attitudes toward English language learners: (a) inclusion of ELLs, (b) the second …
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Analysis of content and pedagogical content knowledge in secondary mathematics teachers' preparation programs : perceptions of novice teachers, cooperating teachers, and university professors
Previous research focused on characteristics of effective teachers, teacher recruitment or new pathways to teaching (Ball & Forzani, 2009; Ronfeldt et. al., 2014). However, there is a gap in the research regarding the best path to prepare secondary math teachers. Universities create a customized …
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A mixed methods study of the implications of academic change related managerial decisions on university faculty teaching effectiveness and student success
… to succeed is a prominent question in today’s educational arena. Often accountability measures cycle around the classroom teacher, their preparation, and perceived effectiveness. To assure that teachers have adequate knowledge, minimum grade point averages are required from accredited …
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School Administrators' Identification of Desirable Dispositions in New Teacher Candidates: A Focus Group Study
Many new teachers will be hired in the decades to come. A school administrator screening candidates for teaching positions is faced with a decision that can have long-term consequences for a community, a school, and thousands of children. Finding the best candidates for teaching positions has never …
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The relationship of the NCATE standards to the accreditation decision
The purpose of this study was to investigate the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards and certain institutional characteristics in the accreditation decision. Nine teacher education programs were investigated: three programs at the baccalaureate level …
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Redesigning a teacher education program: hopes, motivations, promises, and realities
Like a significant number of teacher Education Programs, Pinetree College encountered difficulty meeting new, more rigorous standards put into place in 1988 by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). As a result of failing to meet some standards in the spring of 1989, …
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Content topics for undergraduate reading methods courses in Marion County, Indiana
The purpose of this study was to assess and compare the judgments of elementary classroom teachers and college and university reading professors with regard to what should be included and stressed in undergraduate level reading methods courses.The instrument developed to gather pertinent data …
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Using the Activity Vector Analysis to Determine Teacher Dispositions for Charter School Teachers in Urban High Schools
… to the Activity Vector Analysis by both teachers and students in two urban charter high schools. The premise of this research was that the five dispositions of assertiveness, sociability, calmness, conformity, and conscious restraint were needed to be successful particularly in teaching …
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An Exploratory Study On The Assessment Of Pre-Service Teacher Dispositions By Teacher Education Programs In Iowa
Problem: Within the higher education community there is discourse regarding teacher dispositions and the assessment of dispositions. Murray (2007) and Damon (2007) posited that additional scholarship and research were needed to provide a meaningful construct of dispositions. With this lack of …