The Professional Imperative: Educational Excellence for All. Selected Papers from the 1987 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

Overview & Synopsis

This volume contains selected papers from the 1987 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education that was devoted to the essential theme "Educational Excellence for All." In various ways, each of these papers from that conference addresses this theme in a significant way. The following papers are included: (1) "Education in the Year 2000: 28th Charles W. Hunt Lecture" (Ernest W. Boyer); (2) "The Mission of Colleges of Education" (Bill Clinton); (3) "Teacher Induction: A Solvable Problem" (Kevin Ryan); (4) "Assessment for Teaching: An Initiative for the Profession" (Lee Shulman); (5) "The Role of Schools in Helping Children at Risk" (Marian Wright-Edelman); (6) "Educational Equity: What Does the Future Hold?" (Asa G. Hilliard, III); (7) "Education and the American Society: Can We Realize the Dream?" (Mary Hatwood Futrell); (8) "Building a Community of Common Interest" (William E. Gardner); and (9) "Future Imperatives: Education, Excellence, Equity" (Norene F. Daly). (JD)