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Article: The curious case of NCATE redesign. (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education)
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- Phi Delta Kappan
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- May 1, 1996
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Ironically, NCATE's strong movement to strengthen accreditation appears to have generated the same kinds of criticism and condemnation heard before the redesign. The authors sought to find out why by surveying 32 key participants in the NCATE redesign, and they share their findings here.
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is over 50 years old. It has developed and strengthened its standards and procedures primarily by involving the primary stakeholders in teacher education: teacher educators, teachers, chief state school officers, members of state boards of education, subject-matter specialists, and representatives of the public. ...