Abstract
Our public elementary and secondary educational institutions have received considerable public attention in the past few years. Various local, state, and national commissions have presented us with dozens of reports critical of the current state of educational practice. It is only logical to assume that the institutions which prepare teachers for our public schools share the responsibility for the problems found in our educational systems and take appropriate action for reform in teacher education and certification procedures. Several recent reports have seriously questioned the quality of these teacher education programs. A report from the National Commission for Excellence in Teacher Education, released in March of 1985, concluded that "the criticism is valid" and called for "significant reform of teacher education. " A group convened by the National Center for Education Information and the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in March of 1985 offered proposals "to add a fifth year to teacher education programs and develop a national licensing examination for new school teachers."
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Speech Communication
Volume
18
Issue
1
First Page
2
Last Page
12
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Trank, Douglas M. and Cortez, Carol A.
(1986)
"Speech Communication and Theatre Education: A Report of Current Concerns and Practices,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 18:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol18/iss1/3
Copyright
©1986 Iowa Communication Association
