Document Type
Focus Area One
Abstract
As the pendulum swings back and forth, so has the emphasis on educational reform in this country. As momentum builds for an avenue of educational reform, the general public continues to doubt if public and higher education are headed in the right direction. They were misled with the "new math." What is "whole language?" Why isn't teaching a respected profession?
The public blames teachers - K-12 teachers - for not meeting the needs of their children. Parents desire their children's needs to be met in every way - mentally, physically and emotionally. Are teachers equipped to handle this? The preservice teachers themselves say they are not (ATE, 1991). They state they have confidence in their ability to demonstrate core teaching skills but frequently express reservations about their ability to effectively teach at-risk students and culturally different students. They also state the real world of teaching is considerably more difficult and more complicated than they expected it to be.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
3
Issue
1
First Page
32
Last Page
35
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1992 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Kruse, Anne
(1992)
"Time for Change: A New Direction for the Institutional Mission of Teacher Education Institutions Today,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 3:
No.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol3/iss1/10
