Not exact matches
The traditional route to teacher certification, a college degree that requires 30 - plus credit hours of
education - related
coursework, has created a kind of cult within the teaching
profession.
While this is still a special
education profession, these teachers must take additional
coursework in adaptive physical
education and in many states, must pass an examination to be licensed.
It is recognized that to do so requires a deliberate course of study, including
coursework in a specific content area, and research and active immersion in the community of student and faculty scholars within the program and throughout the School of
Education, the University, and the
profession.
Standards for admission to preservice teacher
education programs should be comparable to those for other respected
professions, and
coursework in
education and related fields should be of the highest quality.
Paraprofessionals were limited to those who had a high school
education and no bachelors degree or
coursework in a helping
profession, in order to gauge the viability of using this type of worker in home visiting in comparison with nurses.