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.

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

• 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-.