A Baseline Study

This report provides the first composite snapshot of initial teacher education programs in Canada which collectively graduate some 18,000 teacher candidates each year. The research is based on a search of 56 institutional websites and data from a national survey of faculties of education, new teachers and their principals conducted in late 2007.
June 2008
Robert Crocker and David Dibbon

Analysis of the results provides readers with a national profile and regional breakdowns on program elements and highlights relevant synergies and gaps in stakeholder perspectives on such key issues as program structure, content emphasis and usefulness, the practicum, preparedness for teaching and university-school collaboration.  

These findings are place in perspective through a thoughtful review of the literature and discussion of the major themes arising. The final chapter of this 140 pp report offers constructive insights on future direction to strengthen teacher education.   A must-read for education policymakers, this research was funded through grants from Max Bell Foundation and Donner Canadian Foundation.

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