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"The Community College Role in Teacher Preparation" SERVE, Inc., 2000.
This policy brief is from SERVE, associated with the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. This brief examines the role of community colleges in teacher preparatin and offers suggestions for using community colleges most effectively in training teachers.
> http://www.serve.org/policybrief.pdf

"The Community College Role in Teacher Ed ucation: A Case for Collaboration" An issue paper prepared by Ana Maria Schuhmann for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Preparation, June 2002.
The authors argue that two-year and four-year institutions must work collaboratively to develop the most effective teacher preparation programs.
> http://www.aacte.org/Membership_Governance/communitycolleges.pdf

"Teacher Education and Community Colleges Survey" by Deborah L. Floyd, David Walker and Janice Friedel, November 2002.
A brief overview of findings from a survey administered to community college directors about teacher education practices in community colleges.
> http://www.statedirectors.org/surveys/ASHESU~1.pdf

"Teacher Education at the Community College: Partnership and Collaboration" ERIC Digest, by Robin Allen, 2002.
A short introduction to the issues involved with teacher education at community colleges.
> http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed467986.html

"Community College Role in Teacher Preparation" by James E. Bartlett II.
This newsletter article from the Office of Community College Research and Leadership lists the different roles community colleges can play in teacher preparation.
> http://occrl.ed.uiuc.edu/Newsletter/2002/spring2002_3.asp

"Teacher Supply and Quality: The Changing Role of Community Colleges" WestEd, October 2003
This policy brief from WestEd discusses the rationale for community colleges playing a role in teacher education. It also gives examples of how states, community colleges and four-year institutions are working together for teacher development and offers policy guidance for those interested in this topic. The brief can be viewed online as a PDF or ordered in hard copy.
> http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/721

"We Teach How We Were Taught: The Role of Community Colleges in the Preparation of Our Future K-12 Teachers" National Science Foundation, October/November 2003.
This brief article from the National Science Foundation (NSF) discusses the role of the NSF in promoting the role of community colleges in teacher education. Link to site:
> http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ResourceCenter
/Projects_Partnerships/Current/AdvancedTechnologicalEducation/parsons.pdf

"Rethinking the Community College Role in Teacher Training", by M. Kirk DeBeal for the Council for Basic Education (CBE)
Examines the intoduction of an Associate's of Arts in Teaching in Maryland community colleges.
> http://www.c-b-e.org/be/iss0106/a0toc.htm