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- Title: An Interview with Delia Stafford About Alternative Certification (Interview)
- Author : North American Journal of Psychology
- Release Date : January 01, 2006
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 184 KB
Description
In the past, teachers have generally arrived at the schools after four years of a liberal arts education, with some pedagogy courses, and a major and perhaps minor or endorsement area. These teachers have typically been young adults who were fresh out of college. This approach to procuring teachers had been in place for many years until a teacher shortage struck America, and many school systems were forced to re-think how to procure teachers and began examining the "alternative certification" route. This paradigm shift was spearheaded by Delia Stafford, who instigated an entirely new approach that provided a new type of teacher that was uniquely suited to work in the urban schools with at-risk students. Her efforts have increased the number of alternatively certified teachers for thousands of schools across the nation. Her combination of careful selection and district based on-site training has made this paradigm shift of alternative certification possible. In this interview, she responded to questions about the domain of alternative certification, and reflected on her challenge to the status quo in American education. NAJP: When did the alternative certification movement begin and who was at the forefront?