Several articles in the January 2003 Phi Delta Kappan are worth a peek. The special section on teacher education includes seven articles addressing the challenges faced by education schools in the 21st century. While some seem to recognize that university-based teacher education programs face a serious crisis of legitimacy, most of the solutions offered by various authors reveal a breathtaking lack of creativity or entrepreneurship, suggesting that ed schools may not be able to rise to the challenge of reinventing themselves. Other articles in the issue include a piece by Joe Nathan and Bill Boyd on lessons from Minnesota's experience with all sorts of school choice and an ambitious effort by David Ackerman to synthesize the principles of traditional and progressive education. At this point, the Ackerman article is the only one available online.
"Taproots for a New Century: Tapping the Best of Traditional and Progressive Education," by David Ackerman, Phi Delta Kappan, January 2003