Preparing America's Teachers

James W. Fraser is Professor at the Steinhardt School of Education, New York University, and founding dean of the School of Education, Northeastern University.

• Schooling Teachers for a New Nation, 1750-1830; Educating Women, Women As Educators, 1800-1860; The Birth of the Normal School, 1830-1870; Teacher Institutes, 1830-1920; High Schools and City Normal Schools, 1830-1920; Normal Institutes, Missionary Colleges, and County Training Schools: Preparing African American Teachers in the Segregated South, 1860-1940; The Heyday of the Normal School, 1870-1920; Universities Create Departments and Schools of Education, 1870-1930; Teachers for Cities, Teachers for Immigrants, 1870-1940; Every Teacher a College Graduate, 1920-1965; A New Status Quo and Its Critics, 1960-1985; Preparing Teachers in the Era of A Nation At Risk, 1965-2000; Teachers for a New Millennium, 2000-.

Fraser addresses the understudied history of American teacher education from a unique and important perspective. This is an insightful and helpful 'read' for the novice and the experienced teacher educator. I will be recommending its use to colleagues across the country. - David Imig, president emeritus of AACTE and professor at the University of Maryland's College of Education