Policy, Professionalization, Privatization, and Performance Assessment Affordances and Constraints for Teacher Education Programs /

• Main Authors: Gurl, Theresa J. (Author), Caraballo, Limarys (Author), Grey, Leslee (Author), Gunn, John H. (Author), Gerwin, David (Author), Bembenutty, Héfer (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Education,
• Subjects: Education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Teaching.; Assessment.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.

This volume reviews the background of mandated teacher performance assessment with an emphasis on policy, privatization, and professionalization. The authors discuss the potential impact of mandated teacher performance assessments on teacher education in the content areas of mathematics, English, an...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Historical Context of Teacher Assessment
• 3. The Intersection of Policy, Privatization, Professionalization, and Performance Assessment as a Conceptual Frame in Teacher Education
• 4. Performance Assessment, Policy, Privatization, and Professionalization in Mathematics
• 5. Performance Assessment, Policy, Privatization, and Professionalization in English
• 6. Performance Assessment, Policy, Privatization, and Professionalization in Social Studies
• 7. Conclusion: Signature Pedagogies and Other Implications.