Professional Governance of Teacher Education

This book considers the future for teacher education. Should it be removed from universities and consigned to schools under strict government control? Should professional preparation be done away with entirely on the grounds that only subject matter knowledge is needed? Or should it stay in the university context as befits a profession but be governed by the profession?

Peter Grimmett is Associate Dean, Chair, Faculty Tenure Committee and Director, Institute for Studies in Teacher Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada.