Politics and Policy in the Southeastern States: Into the 90s--Economics and Policies for Educational Institutions.

Autor/in	Sistrunk, Walter E.
Titel	Politics and Policy in the Southeastern States: Into the 90s--Economics and Policies for Educational Institutions.
Quelle	(1986), (6 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Educational Change; Educational Improvement; Elementary Secondary Education; Government School Relationship; Higher Education; Institutional Evaluation; Politics of Education; Probationary Period; Public Opinion; Public Policy; Public Support; School Community Relationship; Small Colleges; Teacher Education; Teacher Qualifications + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Öffentliche Meinung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Öffentliche Förderung; Öffentliche Trägerschaft; College; Colleges; Oberschule; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Lehrqualifikation
Abstract	Public displeasure with schooling is related to the greater expectations people place in schools when events seem awry in the society at large, as attested by recent problems with crime, drugs, and high unemployment. Today, public dissatisfaction extends to all areas of the educational system and confidence in educational programs and in schools must be restored. Colleges and schools have graduated too many barely literate people and too many poorly prepared teachers and administrators have been sent into the field. Public perceptions of these inadequacies have led to nationwide passage of educational reform laws. Legislatures and boards of regents have responded by initiating improvements in teacher preparation programs, competency testing prior to and after certification, higher entrance requirements, revised curricula, mandatory teacher evaluation, performance based accreditation, and merit pay. The 14 states that comprise the Southern Regional Education Board have pioneered much reform legislation. Recent actions in the Southeast include closure of small state-supported colleges, combining of programs, budget cuts, changes in certification requirements for pincipals, and changes in school accreditation. Provisional certification of teachers and administrators and recertification through school-based staff development will affect university preparation programs. Closure of small colleges will bring nationwide changes that extend beyond the confines of surviving colleges. Although legislators and boards are striving for improvements, those involved in program preparation should assume responsibility. (CJH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC