Lucas, Christopher J. <br/><br/>
Teacher education in America :  reform agendas for the twenty-first century / 
Christopher J. Lucas. 
 - New York :  St. Martin's Press,  1997. 
 - xv, 346 p. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-329) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Origins and Development of Teacher Education in America -- 2. Teacher Preparation in the Twentieth Century -- 3. Issues Old and New -- 4. Structural Alternatives -- 5. Accreditation and Certification Standards -- 6. What Experienced Teachers Recommend: A Survey and Analysis -- 7. Some Proposals. 
<br/><br/> Teacher Education in America includes an illuminating account of the history of teacher education in the United States and provides a thought-provoking analysis of the major issues and problems surrounding teacher preparation. Christopher Lucas reveals the traditional four-year undergraduate programs - as well as the short-term "alternative" teacher certification routes - to be largely insufficient to the needs of teachers entering the nation's schools. In addition, he studies and critiques the so-called field-based models that have been touted as the wave of the future. Concluding with a thoughtful assessment of what may lie ahead, Lucas offers a challenging and provocative new direction for teacher education reform for the twenty-first century. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0312164440 9780312164447 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96035421  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Teachers--Training of--United States.<br/>Educational change--United States.<br/>Formación profesional de maestros - Estados Unidos<br/>Maestros - Formación profesional
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB 1715  / L933t 1997 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370.71/0973