Document Type
Focus Area Six
Abstract
"The appropriate role of the state is to establish outcome expectations for teacher education graduates; the appropriate role of the university is to determine the curriculum, standards and internal policies for teacher education program." (The Renaissance Group, 1989, p. 3)
This principle, one of 12 such principles developed by the Renaissance Group to guide their efforts toward the improvement of teacher education, expresses to a large extent my position on the role of the state in transforming elementary, secondary and collegiate education. (The Renaissance Group is a confederation of 14 universities with a long history and current commitment to quality programs in teacher education. The University of Northern Iowa is a member of the Renaissance Group). That position, somewhat simplistically stated, is that the state should restrict its role to establishing a vision for education in the state, to identifying the broad expectations [outcomes] for education consistent with that vision and then providing professionals in the field with supportive public policy, and the human and financial resources to get the job done. Schools and teacher education programs should be held accountable for achieving these outcomes but with a realization that it may be difficult to achieve if not all of the component pieces for success are in place.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
3
Issue
1
First Page
245
Last Page
248
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
Switzer, Thomas J.
(1992)
"The Proper Role of the State in Transforming Education,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 3:
No.
1, Article 52.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol3/iss1/52
