Improving Teacher Quality: The U.S. Teaching Force in Global Context

Improving Teacher Quality: The U.S. Teaching Force in Global Context
ISBN-10
0807771228
ISBN-13
9780807771228
Category
Education
Pages
317
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Authors
Motoko Akiba, Gerald LeTendre

Description

This groundbreaking work examines teacher quality, work norms, and professional learning opportunities, using data from 15 countries. The authors compare and contrast the United States with two high-achieving countries--Japan and Australia--that have implemented very different approaches to improving teacher quality. Drawing on both large international data sets and ethnographic and small-scale studies, the book addresses critical questions: (2) How do teacher quality and teacher recruitment and hiring policies in the United States differ from those in other countries?; (2) How do the working conditions of U.S. teachers differ from those of teachers in other countries?; (3) How do U.S. teachers' opportunities for professional learning differ from those of teachers in other countries?; (4) How do the characteristics of the national teaching force influence student achievement?; And (5) What U.S. policies offer promise for improving teacher quality?

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