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Papers Presented during the SPSE sessions, Annual Conference of The American Philosophical Association-Central Division, April 18-21, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, USA

PALMER HOUSE HILTON HOTEL

THEME:

"Is there a Place for Philosophy in the Accreditation and Certification of Educational Programs for Teachers?"

PAPERS:

Fraser-Burgess, Sheron [Ball State University] Preparing Pre-service Teachers for their Role as Critical Mediators of Knowledge

Freedman, Joseph S. [Alabama State University] Individual Educational Philosophies as Conceptual Framework: One Possible Approach

Jackson, Liz [University of Illinois-Urbana] Education's Philosophical Aims and the Goals of Teacher Certification

Levanon, Maya [Montclair State University] Post Post-Modern Paradigm in Educational Knowledge: A Self-Ethnography Teaching Narrative

Makedon, Alexander [Chicago State University] Reading Between the Lines: How Ethically Desirable are NCATE's Accreditation Ethics?

O'Loughlin, Marjorie [University of Sydney] An Australian Perspective: Aboriginal Teacher Education and Philosophy

Roper, James E. [Michigan State University] The Importance of Courses in “Education Ethics” in Assessing the Accreditation and Certification of Educational Programs for Teachers

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