Student Teaching and the Law

By (author) Perry A. Zirkel, Zorka Koranxha Foreword by David A. Ritchey

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Publication date:

16 December 2009

Length of book:

116 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

ISBN-13: 9781607095095

Student teaching is the key phase in the preparation of the professional instructional personnel of the nation's schools. Yet, the burgeoning literature of education law lacks a comprehensive and current source specific to student teaching. This volume fills that gap.
The first part of this volume consists of a legal primer designed to provide the basic building blocks that serve as the foundation for the aforementioned common core. The second and central part includes an illustrative synthesis of the various state laws specific to student teaching and canvasses the available court decisions specifically concerning student teachers and student teaching. The final part consists of a variety of useful materials in the form of appendices, including charts of relevant statutes and case law; selected case scenarios for the purpose of review and discussion; a glossary of acronyms, abbreviations, and legal terms; and a sampler list of relevant resources.
Student Teaching and the Law is a concise, understandable analysis of case law specific to student teachers. Written primarily for an audience with limited legal background and experience, the book begins with a legal primer and ends with a list of valuable resources. Meshed between these sections are summaries of state statutes and selected cases. Zirkel and Karanxha have effectively merged their legal and educational experiences into a must-have resource for a variety of audiences, including student teachers and their supervisors, P-12 cooperating teachers and administrators, and higher education professors.