{"id":16496,"date":"2013-05-02T13:27:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T23:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=16496"},"modified":"2020-10-28T16:17:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T02:17:36","slug":"uh-west-oahu-education-division-earns-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/05\/02\/uh-west-oahu-education-division-earns-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> West O\u02bbahu<\/span> education division earns accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education<\/a> unit accreditation board granted accreditation to the education division<\/a> of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a>. NCATE<\/abbr> is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that helps establish high quality teacher preparation.<\/p>\n

The NCATE<\/abbr> accreditation process establishes rigorous standards for teacher education programs, ensures that\u00a0schools demonstrate the quality of their programs, and holds institutions accountable for meeting these standards in order to receive professional accreditation.<\/p>\n

“We are very excited about the good news from NCATE<\/abbr>,” said Mary F. Heller<\/strong>, professor and chair of the education division at UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>. “We have emerged ever confident in our ability to prepare highly qualified teachers to serve Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s elementary school students.”<\/p>\n

“UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> is committed to offering a quality educational experience for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s future teachers,” said former UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Chancellor Gene I. Awakuni<\/strong>. “NCATE<\/abbr>’s recognition of our education division is due to Dr. Mary Heller and her team’s efforts to provide teacher education at the university that achieves the highest standards.”<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> offers a Bachelor of Education degree with a concentration in elementary education, and prepares knowledgeable, skillful, responsive educators for a global society. Studies encompass an innovative, field-based teacher preparation program, as well as public service activities that support West Oʻahu<\/span> communities. Students participate in more than 200 hours of field-based coursework with the program culminating in a 15-week, full-time professional student teaching semester.<\/p>\n

—A UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> news release<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>’s education division granted accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[683,204,59],"class_list":["post-16496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-accreditation","tag-education","tag-uh-west-oahu","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t