The Making of a Profession: An Oregon Case Study.

Autor/in	Wallace, James M.
Titel	The Making of a Profession: An Oregon Case Study.
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Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Competency Based Teacher Education; Criteria; Governance; Performance Criteria; Professional Recognition; Standards; State Departments of Education; Teacher Certification; Oregon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Standard; Kultusministerium
Abstract	This paper addresses a problem that educators have become painfully aware of: their occupation does not share all of the characteristics and benefits of established professions like law and medicine. Oregon is selected as a case study in the making of a profession because, along with California, it has moved farthest towards a true professionalization of teaching. The Bicentennial Commission of Education for the Profession of Teaching of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education has issued a report, "Educating a Profession," containing a criteria of twelve items listing the characteristics of professions. These twelve items are examined here and compared and contrasted with the Oregon experience. The criteria are divided into two groups: those in which there is no significant distinction between Oregon education and the rest of the country, and those criteria that Oregon has begun to meet in a more clear-cut way than most other states. It is concluded that teaching does not yet satisfy the criteria that other established professions clearly meet; in Oregon, at least, educators have taken essential steps through legislation that can lead to full professional status. (SK)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC