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ERIC Number: EJ268273
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Sep
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Are We Sure the Quality of Teacher Candidates is Declining?
Gallegos, Arnold M.; Gibson, Harry
Phi Delta Kappan, v64 n1 p33 Sep 1982
Data suggest that self-selection is weeding out the poorer students in the teacher education program at Western Washington University. The grade point average of freshmen, although declining for the university as a whole, is rising in teacher education. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Teacher Education Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Western Washington University