Transforming Teacher Education to Reform America’s P-20 Education System

Moving beyond reform, teacher education programs need to be transformed to better prepare teachers, school counselors, and administrators to teach, guide, and lead in this complex society. Educators must have the skills, knowledge, and commitment to be part of the leadership team that assumes the re...

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Published in:Journal of teacher education 2010-11, Vol.61 (5), p.432-440
Main Author: Futrell, Mary Hatwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alignment (Education)
Barriers
Change Strategies
Company business management
Competency based education
Curricula
Education reform
Educational Change
Educational Development
Educational History
Educational Innovation
Educational Policy
Educational reform
Management
Methods
Pedagogy
Performance Factors
Postsecondary Education
Program Descriptions
Quality of education
Teacher centers
Teacher centres
Teacher Education
Teacher Education Programs
Teachers
Training
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Summary:Moving beyond reform, teacher education programs need to be transformed to better prepare teachers, school counselors, and administrators to teach, guide, and lead in this complex society. Educators must have the skills, knowledge, and commitment to be part of the leadership team that assumes the responsibility for carrying the mantra of the transformational process. This mantra will require faculty to remove the silos within schools and across university campuses and collaborate with one another and key community members to prepare prospective educators who will inherit the responsibility for redesigning America’s schools for the realities of more interactive, interdisciplinary learning environments. This article briefly reviews the history of reform and describes several potentially transformative initiatives currently under way to redefine and strengthen teacher education programs.
ISSN:0022-4871
1552-7816
DOI:10.1177/0022487110375803