Preparing America's Teachers: A History

by James W. Fraser

Book Overview

The preparation of America's teachers is among the foremost issues facing education in the United States today. In this compelling account, James W. Fraser, an eminent historian of education, takes readers through two centuries of teacher preparation to uncover its development from colonial times to current standards-based models. Fraser examines a broad array of institutional arrangements, such as more familiar "normal schools" and less well-known...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807747343
• ISBN13: 9780807747346
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"