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Quality and Change in Teacher Education pp 77–94Cite as

What Is High Quality Teacher Education?

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Part of the book series: Professional Learning and Development in Schools and Higher Education ((PROD,volume 13))

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US teacher education is experiencing unprecedented governmental intrusion at both the state and federal levels into every facet of teacher preparation. Initiatives by both the Bush and Obama administrations have intensified the accountability expectations for all providers. There are competing narratives regarding what constitutes high quality teacher preparation with so-called “reformers” competing with “traditionalists” to influence public policy. While no one is sure of the outcome, enrolments in teacher education courses and programs are plummeting at the same time that elementary and secondary teacher job satisfaction is rising. An unintended but pervasive teacher shortage may be the consequence of such actions.

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  2. College of Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

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  3. School of Education, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia

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Imig, D., Wiseman, D.L., Wiseman, A., Imig, S.R. (2016). What Is High Quality Teacher Education?. In: Chi-Kin Lee, J., Day, C. (eds) Quality and Change in Teacher Education. Professional Learning and Development in Schools and Higher Education, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24139-5_5

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