... for teacher licensing and/or preparation (Feistritzer & Chester, 2001) in an effort to increase non-traditional candidates and decrease formal preparation time. Critics charge that alternate methods of licensing special educators have undermined both the professionalization of education (Zeichner & Schulte, 2001) and efforts of traditional preparation programs to correct inequities between the supply ... in concert with alternative programs delivering "safe" practices. Research supports the value of "learning communities" in alleviating these concerns and increasing teacher commitment to ...

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