Celebrating Milestones in Education: A Look into the Latest Edition of the Journal of Teacher Education
As the realm of education continues to evolve, it is essential to pause and reflect on the milestones that have shaped the landscape of teaching and learning. The newest edition of Journal of Teacher Education (JTE 75.1) offers a profound opportunity to do just that.
At the forefront of this edition is an editorial penned by AACTE President and CEO Lynn M. Gangone, Ed.D., and AACTE Dean in Residence Leslie T. Fenwick, Ph.D.
Emerging from the Normal School and Teachers Colleges movements, AACTE was founded on February 21, 1948, as the successor to its parent organization, the American Association of Teachers Colleges. An associative organization, AACTE began with 257 college and university members committed to producing teachers for the nation’s common schools. AACTE’s founding father, Charles Hunt, believed that the end of WWII ushered in a “social revolution” (Ducharme & Ducharme, 1998, p. 8) and a new world that necessitated a new understanding of teacher preparation. Remarkably, there is considerable resonance between 1948 (the year of AACTE’s founding) and 2023 (AACTE’s 75th year). In 1948, U.S. President Harry S. Truman was experiencing an avalanche of national and world problems, the themes of which are relevant to the present day.
Gangone and Fenwick’s editorial serves as a poignant reminder of the strides made in teacher education over the past seven decades, touching on topics like immigration, threats to American democracy, lasting effects of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, and the state of today’s educator workforce.
To read this article, visit the JTE website.
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