Reclaiming Accountability in Teacher Education

Cover
Title Page
Front Matter
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Part I: Teacher Education in the Era of Accountability
	Chapter 1: Accountability in Uncertain Times
		Reclaiming Accountability
		Accountability and Democratic Education
		The Discourses of Accountability
		A New Political Climate for Education?
		Reading This Book
	Chapter 2: Teacher Education's Era of Accountability
		The Era of Accountability
		Unprecedented Global Attention to Teacher Quality Tied to Neoliberal Economics
		Continuous Public Narrative About the Failure of Teachers/Teacher Education
		Teacher Education as a Policy Problem
		The Teacher Education Establishment's Accountability Turn
		Education Reform as the Cure for Inequality
		Whither the Era of Accountability?
	Chapter 3: The Eight Dimensions of Accountability
		Theorizing Accountability in Education and the Public Sector
		The Eight Dimensions of Accountability: A Framework for Making Sense of Accountability in Teacher Education
		The Foundations of Accountability: Values, Purpose, and Concepts
		The Problem of Teacher Education: Diagnostic and Prognostic Dimensions
		Power Relationships in Accountability: Control, Content, and Consequences
Part II: The Problem with Accountability
	Chapter 4: Tug of War
		Context: Federal Involvement in Teacher Education
		2016 HEA/Title II Reporting Regulations: An Eight-Dimensional Analysis
		2016 HEA/Title II Reporting Regulations: Theory of Change and the Related Evidence
		Impact and Implications
	Chapter 5: A Would-Be Watchdog
		CAEP Accreditation: A Beacon for Unified Professional Accountability?
		CAEP Accreditation: An Eight-Dimensional Analysis
		CAEP Accreditation: Theory of Change and the Related Evidence
		Impact and Implications: The Jury is Still Out
	Chapter 6: NCTQ
		Context: NCTQ's History and Approach
		NCTQ's Teacher Prep Reviews: An Eight-Dimensional Analysis
		NCTQ: Theory of Change and the Related Evidence
		Impact and Implications: NCTQ's Impact on the Field
	Chapter 7: edTPA
		Context: Understanding edTPA
		edTPA: An Eight-Dimensional Analysis
		Claims and Evidence: Authenticity, Improvement, and Professionalization
		Impact and Implications: Examining edTPA's Influence on Teacher Education
		The Uncertain Future of edTPA
Part III: Reclaiming Accountability
	Chapter 8: The Problem with Accountability
		The Accountability Paradigm in Teacher Education
		The Foundations of the Accountability Paradigm
		The Problem of Teacher Education in the Accountability Paradigm
		Power Relationships in the Accountability Paradigm
		Rejecting the Accountability Paradigm, Preserving Accountability
	Chapter 9: Democratic Accountability in Teacher Education
		The Foundations of Democratic Accountability in Teacher Education
		The Problem of Teacher Education from the Perspective of Democratic Accountability
		Power Relationships in the Democratic Approach to Teacher Education Accountability
		Toward Democratic Accountability in Teacher Education: Promising Practices
		Now More Than Ever
References
Index
About the Authors