Professionalism and the Public Good : A Brief Hisstory of Teacher Certification

As the 20th cent. drew to a close, the issue of the quality & qualifications of the nation's teaching corps has loomed large. This report discusses teacher certification & training in the 19th cent.; teacher certification & the educational trust; the War & Post-War years, when classroom teachers made a bid to become major players in the determination of policy for teacher educ. & certification; & an epilogue on discussions in the last decade of the 20th cent. about reforming the preparing of teachers. Another report is also included which makes recommendations to the Pres.- elect & Congress about how to fix the schools by taking immediate action.Angus, David L. is the author of 'Professionalism and the Public Good : A Brief Hisstory of Teacher Certification', published 2001 under ISBN 9780756709174 and ISBN 0756709172.