@article{346156,
      author = {Smylie, Mark A., and Miretzky, Debra,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/346156},
      title = {Developing the teacher workforce /},
      publisher = {NSSE :},
      abstract = {"Developing the Teacher Workforce argues that teacher  workforce development should evolve from the nature and  function of teachers' work and should be considered from a  career-long developmental perspective. Workforce  development takes place across levels of a nested system,  from the level of the individual teacher, to groups of  teachers, to schools, to school systems, to broader social  and policy contexts. Workforce development is not simply a  problem of developing individual teachers, but developing  groups of teachers in contexts. The most effective way to  promote such development is through a system of strategies,  coherent and mutually reinforcing across levels, from  recruitment and retention, to pre-service education, to  induction, to professional development, to compensation and  incentives, to supervision and evaluation, to work design  and union involvement initiatives. Attention to one  strategy alone is unlikely to foster change, and conflict  or misalignment of strategies across levels will provide  further obstacles." "A more effective teacher workforce  will require new and clear expectations, non-traditional  alliances, innovation and coordination, and a commitment to  ongoing evaluation and discussion, while also meeting the  needs of teachers as professionals committed to their own  growth. Schools and their personnel have traditionally  resisted reform, but it is clear that states and  politicians are increasingly willing to weigh in on  preparing, credentialing, and compensating teachers, as  well as supporting initiatives such as charter schools,  alternative certification, and "teacher-proof" curriculums.  It is imperative that those who influence teachers and  teaching, whether through teacher preparation, human  resource, or administrative decisions, or involvement in  the teaching environment, begin to move beyond traditional  roles to make connections for creating and sustaining a  system that can best supply capable teachers to all our  schools."--Jacket.},
      recid = {346156},
      pages = {xiv, 438 pages ;},
      address = {Chicago :},
      year = {2004},
}