Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-233) and index.

Introduction, the lowly status of the ed school -- Teacher ed in the past : the roots of its lowly status -- Teacher ed in the present : the peculiar problems of preparing teachers -- The peculiar problems of doing educational research -- The peculiar problems of preparing educational researchers -- Status dilemmas of education professors -- The ed school's romance with progressivism -- The trouble with ed schools : little harm, little help.

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