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ERIC Number: EJ459417
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Why "Professionalizing" Teaching Is Not Enough.
Firestone, William A.
Educational Leadership, v50 n6 p6-11 Mar 1993
Efforts to professionalize teaching may increase teachers' commitment, but reforms may not be entirely successful without attention paid to their pedagogical content knowledge. One hypothetical district adopted a career enhancement plan offering curriculum-specialist and teacher-leader opportunities and encouraged teacher collaboration. The overall program improved incentives for good teachers to remain in the profession and improved morale. (13 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Career Development, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Instructional Improvement, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Professional Development, Teacher Morale, Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Professionalism