Preparing Teachers: Building Evidence for Sound Policy

by National Research Council and National Academies

Teachers make a difference. The success of any plan for improving educational outcomes depends on the teachers who carry it out and thus on the abilities of those attracted to the field and their preparation. Yet there are many questions about how teachers are being prepared and how they ought to be prepared. Yet, teacher preparation is often treated as an afterthought in discussions of improving the public education system.

Preparing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309128056
• ISBN13: 9780309128056
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"