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ERIC Number: EJ409634
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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An Issue for the 1990s: The Efficacy of the Required Master's Degree.
Turner, Richard L.
Journal of Teacher Education, v41 n2 p38-44 Mar-Apr 1990
This article offers a rationale for requirement of the master's degree for teachers and suggestions for how such a policy could be implemented. It is suggested that, by the turn of the century, master's degree requirements will be inevitable because of societal expectations. (IAH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Higher Education, Masters Degrees, Professional Autonomy, State Standards, Teacher Certification, Teacher Education, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Salaries
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Professionalism