The Making of a Teacher

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Table 2.

Number of Graduates of Teacher Preparation Programs and Number of Institutions of Higher Education Preparing Teachers, by Size of IHE

Estimated New Teacher Graduates

IHEs

1998

1983

1999

1984

Total

20,545

134,870

1,354

1,287

Size of IHE

Less than 1,000

8,542

8,383

222

336

1, 000 - 4,999

48,413

34,504

662

554

5,000 - 9,999

51,257

28,953

227

180

10,000 or more

92,333

63,030

243

217