Journal Of Teacher Education

The Journal of Teacher Education (JTE), the official journal of AACTE, has been a leading voice in the field of teacher preparation for 75 years and is one of the most widely read professional journals in the field. JTE’s five peer-reviewed issues per volume year contain thematic and general interest articles as well as editorials and commentaries. Its content focuses on policy, practice, and research that contribute to educator preparation as a field of inquiry along numerous themes, including accreditation, assessment and evaluation, extended programs, teacher educators, student teaching, and others.


Attention Holmes Scholars

Invitation to serve as a Co-Guest Editor alongside Editors of the Journal of Teacher Education for a Special Issue on International Teacher Education in Volume 78

Invitation to serve as a Co-Guest Editor alongside Editors of the Journal of Teacher Education for a Special Issue on International Teacher Education in Volume 78

2026-2026 JTE-Holmes Scholar Fellowship, Cohort 3

Deadline to Apply is April 7

The Journal of Teacher Education (JTE), the official journal of AACTE, has been a leading voice in the field of teacher preparation for over 77 years and is one of the most widely read professional journals in the field. JTE’s five peer-reviewed issues per volume year contain thematic and general interest articles as well as editorials and commentaries. Its content focuses on policy, practice, and research that contribute to teacher preparation as a field of inquiry along numerous themes, including accreditation, assessment and evaluation, extended programs, teacher educators, student teaching, and others. Learn more about JTE here.

The AACTE Holmes Scholars Program supports students pursuing graduate degrees in education at AACTE member institutions. Founded in 1991 for doctoral students, the Holmes Program now provides mentorship, peer support, and professional development opportunities for doctoral students. Learn more about the Holmes Scholars® Program here.

Started in 2023, the JTE-Holmes Scholar Fellowship helps to ensure that the next generation of teacher education scholars are supported as they take on real-world publication demands in the professoriate role. Publication opportunities are vital for doctoral students as they build scholarly credentials, enhance career prospects, develop research and writing skills, contribute to the academic community, and establish professional networks that support their transition from student to independent researcher. The selected candidates will serve as co-guest editors and co-write an editorial or manuscript that will appear in JTE’s special issue on international teacher education in 2027. This opportunity is specifically for Holmes Scholars who would like to learn how to write and publish a piece of quality scholarship in a high-impact academic journal. The JTE leadership team will accept applications until 5 p.m. (CST) on April 7

Qualifications:

The 2026-27 JTE-Holmes Scholar Fellowship is open to all Holmes Scholars who are in good academic standing and enrolled full-time in a doctoral program focused on teacher education. Therefore, all eligible Holmes Scholars are invited to apply for this mentoring opportunity with JTE. Each JTE Holmes Scholar in Cohort 3 is required to attend the AACTE 2027 Annual Meeting and present as part of the fellowship experience. To support this requirement, AACTE will provide complimentary registration for both the Holmes Preconference and AACTE 2027, three (3) nights of complimentary hotel accommodations, and a $250 stipend to offset travel or related expenses. Any additional costs associated with attendance will be the responsibility of the scholar or their Holmes institution, which should be covered through funds already budgeted for the scholar’s required participation in the annual Holmes Preconference.

How to apply:

Apply for the 2026-2027 JTE-Holmes Scholar Fellowship today. The application guides you through crafting your 500-word essay on your research interests and rationale for participating in the program and securing a letter of recommendation from your dissertation committee member or Holmes program administrator. Follow the instructions carefully to complete your application. Get started completing your application here. Email your questions to jte.aacte@tamu.edu.

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JTE Editorial Team

In January 2021, AACTE named Texas A&M University’s College of Education and Human Development as the incoming editorial host of the Journal of Teacher Education. The journal is led by two coeditors – Cheryl Craig and Valerie Hill-Jackson.

Etta R. Hollins (University of Missouri-Kansas City) serves as the current Editor in Residence, preceded by Punya Mishra (2024), Lin A. Goodwin (2023), Marilyn Cochran-Smith (2022), and Gloria Ladson-Billings (2021).

The EiR is a designation recognizing extraordinary career contributions in the area of teacher preparation. This new position, created by the co-editors, is to recognize national and international eminence in practice, research, or policy in teacher preparation. A minimum requirement is that a candidate must be considered, without question, in the top echelon among his or her peers. This title is by invite only and for the duration of a one-year term.

The JTE editorial team includes the following:

  • Cheryl Craig, Co-Editor
  • Valerie Hill-Jackson, Co-Editor
  • Etta R. Hollins, Editor in Residence
  • John Williams III, Managing Editor
  • Courtney Baker, Associate Editor
  • Heidi Hallman, Associate Editor
  • Andrew Kwok, Associate Editor
  • Rafael Lara-Alecio, Associate Editor
  • Bugrahan Yalvac, Associate Editor
  • Shaun D. Hutchins, Assistant Editor
  • Ambyr Rios, Assistant Editor

The editors aim to achieve a strategic balance among the areas of preservice and in-service teacher education practice, policy, and research, bringing those areas to bear on one another in challenging and productive ways. They offer a forum for diverse work of teacher education researchers (university and non-university based), teacher education practitioners (e.g., university, state, district, community college), and policy makers at all levels. Linking research and practice is paramount in their vision for the JTE.

The mission of the Journal of Teacher Education, the flagship journal of AACTE, is to serve as a research forum for a diverse group of scholars who are invested in the preparation and continued support of teachers and who can have a significant voice in discussions and decision-making around issues of teacher education. One of the fundamental goals of the journal is the use of evidence from rigorous investigation to identify and address the increasingly complex issues confronting teacher education at the national and global levels. These issues include but are not limited to preparing teachers to effectively address the needs of marginalized youth, their families and communities; program design and impact; selection, recruitment, and retention of teachers from underrepresented groups; local and national policy; accountability; and routes to certification.

JTE does not publish book reviews, program evaluations, or articles solely describing programs, program components, courses, or personal experiences.

  • Trudy Cardinal, University of Alberta, Canada
  • Charalambos Charalambous, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
  • Ruth Chung Wei, Envision Learning Partners, USA
  • Julie Cohen, University of Virginia, USA
  • Christopher Day, University of Nottingham, UK
  • Paige Evans, University of Houston, USA
  • Ralph Ferretti, University of Delaware, USA
  • Nancy Fichtman Dana, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
  • Janet Gaffney, University of Auckland, New Zealand
  • Kristin Gansle, Old Dominon University, USA
  • Lynsey Gibbons, Boston University, USA
  • Drew Gitomer, Rutgers University, USA
  • Thomas Good, University of Arizona,USA
  • Gary Henry, University of Delaware, USA
  • Cody Huie, Raise Your Hand Texas, USA
  • Amanda Jansen, University of Delaware, USA
  • Rita Kohli, University of California, Riverside, USA
  • Okhee Lee, New York University, USA
  • Catherine Lewis, Mills College, USA
  • Thomas Luschei, Claremont Graduate University, USA
  • Jennifer Mueller, St. Cloud State University, USA
  • Megan Madigan Peercy, University of Maryland, USA
  • Thomas Philip, University of California, Berkeley
  • Rachel Pinnow, University of Missouri
  • Bethanie Pletcher, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA
  • Judi Randi, University of New Haven, USA
  • Rossella Santagata, University of California Irvine, USA
  • Deborah Schussler, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
  • Jessica Singer, Early Arizona State University, USA
  • Peter Smagorinsky, University of Georgia, USA
  • Jennifer Lynn Snow, Boise State University, USA
  • Nathan Stevenson, Kent State University, USA
  • Jeremy Stoddard, College of William and Mary, USA
  • Maria Tatto, Arizona State University, USA
  • Roddy Theobald, American Institutes for Research, USA
  • Katina Thomas, Prairie View A&M University, USA
  • Rebecca West Burns, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
  • Karl Wheatley, Cleveland State University, USA
  • Suzanne Wilson, University of Connecticut, USA
  • Theo Wubbels, Utrecht University, Netherlands
  • Barbara Ybarra, Bryan Independent School District, USA
  • Jemimah Young, Texas A&M University of Education and Human Development, USA
  • Peter Youngs, University of Virginia, USA
  • Beverly Sande, Prairie View A&M University, USA
  • James O’Meara, Texas A&M International University, USA

This year’s acknowledgment honors peer reviewers who served JTE from August 2024 through September 2025. In this note of appreciation note of appreciation titled “The Quiet Architects: Celebrating the Scholarly Stewards of Peer Review,” JTE leadership shares the foundational role of peer review in maintaining academic excellence while offering gratitude for reviewers’ extraordinary commitment to JTE during challenging times—maintaining our eminence in the field.

  • Alfredo Bautista, Tufts University
  • Adam Brazenas, Beijing Foreign Studies University
  • Adrian Martin, New Jersey City University
  • Allison Gilmour, Temple University
  • Alyson Adams, University of Florida
  • Alyssa Dunn, Michigan State University
  • Amanda  Bozack, Radford University
  • Amy Auletto, Michigan State University
  • Amy Broemmel, University of Tennessee
  • Amy Parks, Michigan State University
  • Andrew Avitabile, University of Virginia
  • Andrew Bennie, Western Sydney University School of Science and Health
  • Angelica Galante, Concordia University
  • Anica Bowe, Rutgers University Newark
  • Anna Marie Candelario, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Arielle Boguslav, University of Virginia
  • Arthur Eisenkraft, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Ashlee Anderson, University of Tennessee
  • Barbara Rieckhoff, DePaul University
  • Belinda Gimbert, OSU
  • Blake Peterson, Brigham Young University
  • Bradley W. Bergey, Queens College, City University of New York
  • Bre Evans-Santiago, CSU Long Beach
  • Brendan Bartanen, University of Virginia
  • Brett Levy, University at Albany, State University of New York
  • Brette Garner, University of Denver
  • Brian Reiser, Northwestern University
  • Bronwen Cowie, University of Waikato
  • Carla Tanguay, Georgia State University
  • Carly Bergstrom, Rutgers University
  • Carol Bertram, University of KwaZulu-Natal – Pietermaritzburg Campus
  • Caroline Ebby, University of Pennsylvania
  • Carolyn Mitten, Westmont College
  • Cathery Yeh, Chapman University College of Educational Studies
  • Charlotte Land, Pennsylvania State University
  • Chen Schechter, Bar-Ilan University
  • Chris Chang-Bacon, University of Virginia
  • Christa Haverly, Michigan State University
  • Christina  Schwarz , Michigan State University
  • Christine Sleeter, California State University
  • Christopher Redding, Vanderbilt University
  • Chrystal Whiteford, Queensland University of Technology
  • Claudia Rodriguez Mojica, University of California Davis
  • Corrine Murphy, Western Kentucky University
  • Damon Bahr  , Brigham Young University
  • Dana Vedder-Weiss, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
  • Darío Luis Banegas, University of Edinburgh
  • Dave Halsted, University of Illinois Chicago
  • David Marshall, Auburn University
  • Dawn Berk, University of Delaware
  • Dawn Joseph, Deakin University
  • Denise Brown, Arizona State University
  • Dermot Donnelly-Hermosillo, California State University Fresno
  • Dino Sossi, Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Duane Graysay, Syracuse University
  • Elizabeth Arnold, Colorado State University
  • Elizabeth Brown, George Mason University
  • Elizabeth Dyer, Northwestern University
  • Elizabeth Van Es, University of California, Irvine
  • Ellen Ballock, Gordon College
  • Emilio Delgado Algarra, Universidad de Huelva
  • Erica N. Mason, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Erika Mein, The University of Texas at El Paso
  • Erin Baldinger, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  • Ernawati Ernawati, University of Bristol
  • Estee Aiken, The University of Montana Western
  • Etta Hollins, University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • Evra Baldinger, San Francisco State University
  • Felicia Mensah, Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Florin Salajan, North Dakota State University
  • Frederick Peck, University of Montana
  • Gail Kasun, Georgia State University
  • Gary Bingham, Georgia State University
  • Ghaida Alrawashdeh, Oakland University
  • Grace Chen, New York University Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development
  • Gwen Nugent, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Hannah Mathews, University of Florida
  • Hatice Yıldız Durak, Bartin Universitesi
  • Heidi Beattie, Troy University
  • Helen Ernst, University of Freiburg
  • Hui-Ling Wendy Pan, Tamkang University
  • Huil-Ling Malone, University of California Santa Barbara
  • Ian Jones, Loughborough University
  • Isaac Gottesman, Iowa State University
  • Jacob Kirksey, University of California Santa Barbara
  • James Hiebert, University of Delaware
  • Jamie Mikeska, ETS
  • Jamy Stillman, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Jan Miller, The University of West Alabama
  • Janet Bowers, San Diego State University
  • Janet Walkoe, University of Maryland
  • Jasmine Ma, New York University
  • Jason Trumble, University of Central Arkansas
  • Jeffrey Choppin, University of Rochester Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development
  • Jeffrey Radloff, SUNY Cortland
  • Jehanne Beaton, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  • Jen Munson, Northwestern University
  • Jennifer Bryson, Boston University
  • Jennifer Jacobs, University of South Florida
  • Jennifer Oloff-Lewis, California State University Chico
  • Jennifer Snow, Boise State University
  • Jennifer Ward, Kennesaw State University
  • Jessica Alzen, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Jessica Rigby, University of Washington
  • Jessica Watkins, Vanderbilt University
  • Jessika Bottiani, University of Virginia
  • Jian Wang, Texas Tech University
  • Jie-Qi Chen, Erikson Institute
  • Jingxian Li, Shanghai Normal University
  • Johannes König, University of Cologne
  • Joni Kolman, California State University San Marcos
  • Josephine Pham, University of California Santa Cruz
  • Joyce Gomez-Najarro, California State University Fullerton
  • Joyce Many, Georgia State University
  • Julia Aguirre, University of Washington Tacoma
  • Julia Aguirre, University of Washington, Tacoma
  • Julie Amador, University of Idaho
  • Julie Cohen, University of Virginia
  • Julie Luft, University of Georgia
  • Kai-Lin Yang, National Taiwan Normal University
  • Kara Hageman, University of iowa
  • Kara Jackson, University of Washington
  • Karen DeAngelis, University of Rochester
  • Karen Hammerness, American Museum of Natural History
  • Kate Herman, California State University Bakersfield
  • Katherine Edwards, George Mason University College of Education and Human Development
  • Kathleen Stoehr, Santa Clara University
  • Kathryn Bauserman, Indiana State University
  • Kathy Bickmore, OISE-University of Toronto
  • Katie Angus, The University of Southern Mississippi
  • Katie  Danielson , University of Portland
  • Kavita Matsko, Northwestern University
  • Keli Yerian, University of Oregon
  • Kellie Claflin, The Ohio State University
  • Kerry Soo Von Esch, Seattle University
  • Kevin Bastian, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Khalid Arar, The College for Academic Studies
  • Kimberly Wright, Texas A&M University
  • Konstantinos Michos, University of Zurich
  • Kristen Archbell, University of Waterloo
  • Lais Oliveira Leite, University of Eastern Finland
  • Lama Jaber, Florida State University
  • Lana Collet-Klingenberg, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Education
  • Laurie Elish-Piper, Northern Illinois University
  • Leigh Burrows, Flinders University Faculty of Education Humanities and Law
  • Lily Orland-Barak, University of Haifa
  • Lindsay Matsumura, University of Pittsburgh
  • Logan Qualls, Clemson University
  • Louisa Peralta, The University of Sydney
  • Lucía Vicente, Universitat Jaume I
  • Mable Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Magda Frutas, Cagayan State University
  • Maggie Beneke, University of Washington
  • Maggie McGatha, College of Education and Human Development
  • Malba Barahona, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso Facultad de Filosofia y Educacion
  • Marien Graham, University of Pretoria
  • Marja Bertrand, Western University
  • Marjori Krebs, University of New Mexico
  • Marwa Elshafie, University of Houston
  • Mary Beisiegel, Oregon State University
  • Mary Gomez, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Mary O’Sullivan, University fo Limerick
  • Marybeth Gasman, Rutgers
  • Matthew Campbell, West Virginia University
  • Matthew Thomas, University of Sydney
  • Matthew Truwit, University of Michigan
  • Megan Hopkins, University of California San Diego
  • Megan Lynch, University of North Florida
  • Megan Peercy, University of Maryland
  • Melissa Baker, University of South Carolina
  • Melissa Braaten, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Melissa Luna, West Virginia University
  • Melva Grant, Old Dominion University
  • Meredith Thomson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Merian Fernando, Monash University
  • Michael Kennedy, University of Virginia
  • Michelle Stephan, UNC Charlotte
  • Mike Metz, Stanford University
  • Mike Yough, Oklahoma State University
  • Mira Bajovic, Brock University
  • Miriam  Sherin , Northwestern University
  • Molly Siuty, Portland State University
  • Monty Jones, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Nancy Dana, University of Florida
  • Natalie Svrcek, University of Texas-Austin
  • Nathan Hawk, Texas A&M University
  • Nicholas Hartlep, Berea College
  • Nicole Bannister, Clemson University
  • Nicole Louie, University of Wisconsin Madison
  • Nji Bang, University of Buea
  • Nur Alacam, Ondokuz Mayis University
  • Olivia Fitzmaurice, University of Limerick Faculty of Education and Health Sciences
  • Orna Levin, Achva Academic College
  • PATRICK JOHNSON, Queen’s College
  • Paige Evans, University of Houston
  • Patricio Herbst, University of Michigan
  • Paul Fitchett, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Peter Gonscherowski, University of Cologne
  • Peter Youngs, University of Virginia
  • Phyllis Robertson, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
  • Rachael Welder, Texas A&M University System
  • Rachel Pinnow, University of Missouri
  • Rachel Savur, University of Michigan
  • Randi Stone, American University
  • Rebecca Blankenship, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
  • Rebecca Burns, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
  • Rebecca Cooper, Monash University Faculty of Education
  • Riva Quiroga, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
  • Roddy Theobald, American Institutes for Research
  • Rosa Chavez, Texas Tech University
  • Roser Giménez García, Universitat de Barcelona
  • Rossella Santagata, University of California Irvine
  • Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath, University of San Francisco
  • Rui Yuan, University of Macau
  • Ryan Gillespie, University of Idaho
  • SARA Staley, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Sage Andersen, The University of Texas at Austin College of Education
  • Sakeena  Everett, University of Connecticut
  • Sarah Guthery, Texas A&M University Commerce
  • Sarah Nagro, Johns Hopkins University
  • Sarah Watt, Miami University College of Education, Health, and Soceity
  • Sean Demonner, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  • Selcuk Dogan, Georgia Southern University
  • Sevgi AYDIN, Yuzuncu Yil University
  • Shanna Hirsch, Clemson University
  • Sheron Mark, University of Louisville
  • Sheryl MacMath, University of the Fraser Valley
  • Shireen Pavri, California State University, Chancellors Office
  • Shuling Yang, University of Maryland Baltimore County
  • Signe Kastberg, Purdue University
  • Sin Wang Chong, Queen’s University Belfast
  • Suniti Sharma, Saint Joseph’s University
  • Suzanne Wilson, University of Connecticut
  • Tahnee Wilder, University of Central Florida College of Community Innovation and Education
  • Tameko Collins, Oklahoma State University
  • Tasha Laman, University of Louisville
  • Terrie Galanti, University of North Florida
  • Thomas Albright, Georgia State University
  • Tim Fütterer, University of Tübingen
  • Tim Patterson, Temple University
  • Timothy Jacobbe, University of Florida
  • Torrey  Trust, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Tufan Adiguzel, Istanbul Gelisim University
  • Valerie  Klein, Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences
  • Xiangyuan Feng, University of Groningen
  • Xingjian Gu, University of Michigan School of Information
  • Yiola Cleovoulou, University of Toronto Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
  • Zhongfeng Tian, Boston College Lynch School of Education

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