Accountability, Assessment, and Teacher Commitment offers a vantage point to draw lessons from, and ponder alternatives to, the Kentucky Education Reform Act (K

"1. The book offers teacher educators and stakeholders an overview of accountability in the era of education reform and embraces teacher education accountabilit

Most evaluations of teacher performance are brief, superficial, pro forma affairs involving a few moments of classroom observation every year or two followed by

Features a brief description and review of the book "Accountability, Assessment, and Teacher Commitment," edited by Betty Lou Whitford and Ken Jones, published

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