Candidates' Perception of Training and Self-Efficacy in Traditional and Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs.
Description:
This research was encouraged by the tremendous demand for teachers. Two million new teachers will be needed in the United States over the next decade. The teacher shortage has school administration, school boards, education agencies, and institutions of higher education investigating how to train and retain more teachers. Alternative certification programs have been developed to address the teacher shortage. This study examined the effectiveness of traditionally and alternatively certified teac…
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Date:
May 2003
Creator:
Thompson, Tierney M.