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O ne of the vexing questions in teacher education today concerns the outcomes of preparation: What happens when preservice teachers graduate from their teacher education program and enter the classroom? Are the effects of their teacher education experiences washed out, or do those experiences carry over into their teaching (Zeichner and Tabachnick 1981)? This question challenges teacher educators at two levels-the overall program and the contribution of each assignment or experience to that program.
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