Appointments with ourselves: a faculty argument for NCATE. (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education membership)

From: Phi Delta Kappan | Date: October 1, 1993| Author: Gideonse, Hendrik D. | Copyright information

The value of accreditation for teacher education is still, for some, a matter of debate. But the bottom line, Mr. Gideonse argues, is that there is a direct relationship between accreditation and the effectiveness of America's schools.

Controversy has afflicted the accreditation of teacher education since its inception. The most recent wholesale examination of the accreditation function in teacher education took place in the early 1980s and culminated in the redesign of ...

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