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ERIC Number: EJ757426
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Oct
Pages: 4
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
The Contradictory Nature of Professional Teaching Standards: Adjusting for Common Misunderstandings
Gallagher, William J.
Phi Delta Kappan, v87 n2 p112-115 Oct 2005
Many teachers gaze in wonder at the professional teaching standards to which they are expected to adhere. Such standards too often ask more of teachers than they can possibly deliver. It is especially disconcerting that teaching standards are actually at odds with an educational environment dominated by ill-conceived accountability schemes and massive standardized testing programs.
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Educational Environment, Standardized Tests, Teacher Competencies, Standards
Phi Delta Kappa International. 408 North Union Street, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-1789. Tel: 800-766-1156; Fax: 812-339-0018; e-mail: orders@pdkintl.org; Web site: http://www.pdkintl.org/publications/pubshome.htm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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