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1.6 Dispositions and behaviors required for successful professional practice

All Northwest teacher, leader, and counselor candidates upon completion demonstrate the dispositions and behaviors required for successful professional practice. They know that their professional behaviors, extending beyond their content knowledge and pedagogical skills, influence student learning, and have demonstrated appropriate professional behaviors (e.g. punctuality and attendance, strong written and verbal communication, professional dress and interactions) in their coursework, clinical experiences, and student teaching.

This section of the QAR is divided into three sub-sections: the first addresses Northwest's processes for assessing candidate dispositions prior to 2019, the second addresses the processes beginning in the 2019-20 academic year for undergraduate programs, and the third addresses advanced/graduate candidates.