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Teacher "quality" and social justice leadership.(Essay)

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| June 22, 2007 | Marquez-Zenkov, Kristien; Corrigan, Diane; Brockett, Christina | COPYRIGHT 2007 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

This essay presents a notion of social justice--and leadership-oriented teacher "quality" upon which urban teacher preparation might be founded. Few current definitions and assessments of teacher quality consider the goals the authors identify as most important: activist-oriented traits and holistic evaluation methods of these characteristics. This paper includes a description of a Masters licensure program focused on this social justice concept of leadership and the portfolio assessment system used to determine future urban teachers' implementation of this concept.

Introduction

Many city schools already encounter a scarcity of ...

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