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The Professional Education Faculty’s primary duty is to promote and facilitate constructive interaction of the members of the Professional Education Faculty, especially along interdisciplinary lines, in the interest of maintaining excellence in professional education programs at Georgia State University.
The Dean of the College of Education and Human Development is the presiding officer of the Professional Education Faculty. The faculty meets at least twice each year, once during Fall Term and once during Spring Term. Quotidian governance of the Professional Education Faculty is conducted by the Professional Education Council, which consists of faculty members elected from the various teacher education areas, faculty members appointed by the Dean of the College of Education and Human Development, students appointed by their departments, and school personnel representing Metro-Atlanta school systems. The position of the Professional Education Chair will be filled in alternative years by (a) a member of the faculty of the College of Education and Human Development and (b) a member of the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences or College of the Arts or Perimeter College.
Additional information about the Professional Education Faculty and its activities is available online at http://mycehd.gsu.edu/faculty/resources-policies-forms/.
Conceptual Framework
The Professional Education Faculty’s conceptual framework illustrates its philosophies and purposes in regard to effective teacher preparation. The framework builds on the College of Education and Human Development mission statement and includes the Professional Education Faculty’s purpose, assumptions guiding our programs, and candidate outcomes. The conceptual framework is described fully at http://mycehd.gsu.edu/faculty/resources-policies-forms/.
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