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ERIC Number: EJ350226
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The High Costs and Doubtful Efficacy of Extended Teacher-Preparation Programs: An Invitation to More Basic Reforms.
Hawley, Willis D.
American Journal of Education, v95 n2 p275-98 Feb 1987
Extended programs are likely to reduce the quality and quantity of teachers and probably will not improve teacher performance. Because the risks of extended programs are great and the benefits uncertain, other strategies for improving teacher education should be explored more aggressively. (Author/LHW)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Costs, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Improvement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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