Reclaiming Accountability in Teacher Education Contributor(s): Cochran-Smith, Marilyn (Author), Carney, Molly Cummings (Author), Keefe, Elizabeth Stringer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807759317 ISBN-13: 9780807759318 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Research - Education | Teacher Training & Certification |
Dewey: 370.711 |
LCCN: 2017060005 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Winner of the 2019 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award Winner of 2018 AESA Critic's Choice Award Teacher accountability has been a major strategy for "fixing" education for the last 2 decades. In this book, Cochran-Smith and her research team argue that it is time for teacher educators to reclaim accountability by adopting a new approach that features intelligent professional responsibility, challenges the structures and processes that reproduce inequity, and sustains multi-layered collaboration with diverse communities. The authors analyze and critique major accountability initiatives, including Department of Education regulations, CAEP accreditation procedures, NCTQ teacher preparation reviews, and edTPA, and expose the lack of evidence behind these policies, as well as the negative impact they are having on teacher education. However, the book does not conclude that accountability is the wrong direction for the next generation of teacher education. Instead, the authors offer a clear and achievable vision of accountability for teacher education based on a commitment to equity and democracy. Book Features:
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