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ERIC Number: EJ538624
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
Simple Answers: Alternative Teacher Certification. Section 4: Grading the Policymakers' Solution.
Zumwalt, Karen
Educational Researcher, v25 n8 p40-42 Nov 1996
Discusses the problems of using alternative certification for public school teachers and explains why this departure from traditional teacher education is not a simple solution for bolstering the ranks of quality teachers. Issues surrounding recruitment, preparation, and teacher shortages in urban schools are also addressed. (GR)
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Criticism, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Teacher Education, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Supply and Demand, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue topic: "Talking 'Truth' to Power." For related documents, see UD 519 755-770.