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ERIC Number: EJ307658
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Should Teaching Become a Come-and-Go Profession?
Watts, Doyle
Journal of Teacher Education, v35 n5 p39-42 Sep-Oct 1984
A discussion of the trend to employ students without pedagogical preparation in teaching positions for brief periods of time is offered in this article. Reasons for the short-term professional emphasis and weaknesses with this position are identified. Alternative directions for education are recommended. (DF)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Schools of Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Recruitment, Teaching (Occupation)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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