It is now widely agreed in many countries around the world that teaching is among the most
important factors in students' achievement, in school success more broadly, and in the …

In the United States, there is enormous controversy about how teachers ought to be
prepared and licensed. Many of the sharpest controversies stem from acute public …

Study Research Methodologies for Teacher Educators is a comprehensive text that
delineates a range of research methodologies. This edited volume, with many chapters …

Over the past 2 years, educational policy makers have focused much of their attention on
issues related to teacher effectiveness. The Obama administration has made teacher …

The authors provide a review and critique of 82 empirical investigations conducted in the
United States on teacher preparation for reading instruction. These studies were chosen …

This longitudinal study focuses on how pedagogical content knowledge is initially
represented and changes during the beginning teaching experiences of 9 teachers of …

The authors report on substantial evidence documenting what matters in literacy teacher
preparation and invite deans, department heads, program directors, literacy teacher …

Advocates of the science of reading have argued that (a) teacher preparation programs do
not provide adequate preparation to teach code‐related reading skills;(b) as a result …

In this article, the authors describe the state of teacher education in and around the large
and diverse school district of New York City. Using multiple data sources, including program …

In this chapter we examine the contributions that diff erent traditions of research and inquiry
make to the conceptualization and use of classroom reading assessment. Understandings of …