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ERIC Number: EJ572746
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4871
Nontraditional Teacher Education Students: A Synthesis of the Literature.
Eifler, Karen; Potthoff, Dennis E.
Journal of Teacher Education, v49 n3 p187-95 May-Jun 1998
Examines the characteristics and needs of older student teachers, reviewing research on nontraditional students and prospective teachers; discussing the unique strengths and challenges of nontraditional students; presenting teacher education's responses to this growing population; showing how teacher educators deal programmatically with older students and facilitate their transition into classrooms; and offering implications and questions generated by the research. (SM)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Alternative Teacher Certification, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Mentors, Nontraditional Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Characteristics, Student Teachers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: Nontraditional Teacher Preparation.