Document Type
Brief
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Keywords
Teach Arkansas, certification
Series Title
Office for Education Policy
Series Number
Volume 02 Issue 07
Abstract
The term “alternative certification” has been utilized to describe programs ranging from immediate issuance of emergency certification to well-developed, highly professional training programs designed to bring new people into the profession. Because of the mandate to place highly qualified teachers in every classroom, the issue of alternative certification has become even more prominent and there is now more consistency in the academic rigor of alternative certification program across the nation. In this state, TeachArkansas serves as a clearinghouse for the various programs that enable an individual who did not out to be a teacher to become certified (see www.teacharkansas.org).
Citation
McKenzie, S. C., & Ritter, G. W. (2005). Alternative Certification. Policy Briefs. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/oepbrief/122
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