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Should a Master's Degree Be Required of All Teachers?
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Knapp, John L.; And Others – Journal of Teacher Education, 1990
Evidence suggests a modest relationship between advanced study and teaching effectiveness. Cost analysis of a Virginia proposal to require universal master's degrees concludes that such a requirement is an inefficient school improvement method. The impact of such requirements on teachers, schools of education, teacher shortages, and attrition are…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Labor Turnover