January 6, 2006
Australian Educators Criticize Training of Teachers
A committee of prominent Australian educators has sharply criticized how the country's higher-education system trains reading teachers.
The scholars' conclusions are based on, among other things, a study of teacher-preparation courses at Australian universities, and are part of a 129-page report, "Teaching Reading," that was released last month by the country's education minister, Brendan Nelson.
The yearlong inquiry that led to the report was commissioned by Australia's
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