State Professional Standards/practices Commissions Or Boards
State Professional Standards/practices Commissions Or Boards

Author: K. Forbis Jordan

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13:

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This monograph explores the implicit and explicit public policy issues inherent in the debate over who is responsible for teacher certification and standards. A question is raised on the process to be used in making key decisions about the content of teacher education programs and entry into teaching. The issue of whether state agencies will continue to set the policies that determine entry into teaching or whether national teacher organizations in concert with non-public agencies will become the dominant force is discussed. The role of schools, colleges and departments of education is also examined. National teacher organizations have supported the creation of standards/practices commissions, but current pressures for creating these bodies are coming from education reform advocates as well as state political figures. Interest in creating commissions appears to be high, and this may contribute to dramatic changes in the structure and content of teacher preparation programs. It is pointed out that opportunities to have more power in setting licensing standards and reviewing professional practices may be short-lived unless educators are perceived as capable of meeting the challenge. (JD)

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

SEC Docket
SEC Docket

Author: United States. Securities and Exchange Commission

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 892

ISBN-13:

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The Alternative Certification of Teachers
The Alternative Certification of Teachers

Author: ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington, DC.

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13:

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Criticisms of teacher education, the low economic and political costs of trying to reform schools by reforming teacher education, along with the difficulty of filling some teaching positions with persons certified in traditional ways, have fueled a movement to create alternative routes to teacher certification in the vast majority of states. This monograph seeks to inform the ongoing policy debate over when and for what purposes alternative certification of teachers should be employed and to develop lessons that might lead to increasing the effectiveness of both alternative certification and traditional programs of teacher preparation. Following an introduction, the publication consists of six articles: (1) "The Theory and Practice of Alternative Certification: Implications for the Improvement of Teaching" (Willis D. Hawley); (2) "Alternative Certification in Connecticut: Reshaping the Profession" (Traci Bliss); (3) "Alternative Certification: State Policies in the SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) States" (Lynn M. Cornett); (4) "Los Angeles Unified School District Intern Program: Recruiting and Preparing Teachers for an Urban Context" (Trish Stoddart); (5) "Teaching and Knowledge: Policy Issues Posed by Alternate Certification for Teachers" (Linda Darling-Hammond); and (6) "The Place of Alternative Certification in the Education of Teachers" (Gary D. Fenstermacher). Selected references for each chapter are included. (LL)