This study reviews various assessment and evaluation models, used in Kenya's colleges, for determining teachers' competency and discusses techniques and strategies for improving supervision, assessment, and evaluation of student teachers during their teaching practice. Various ways to improve the handling of teaching methodology in college are…

The report analyzes manpower supply and demand in special education from a programmatic viewpoint. Data are reported from interviews with personnel preparation officials in the 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, The Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the District of Columbia. Background information is briefly summarized for each state in terms of economic,…

This document is addressed to individuals concerned with the preparation of history teachers at the secondary-school level. The role of history is to provide a critical approach to the past, not simply to store and transmit the data society wants remembered. In order to produce effective teachers, a program of preparation depends, in part, upon…

This paper describes the 6-year effort (1979-1985) of the University of South Dakota School of Education to integrate microcomputer applications into the teacher education curriculum. For the purpose of describing changes in procedures and key factors over time, the activities during those years are grouped into three phases--awareness,…

In the first part of this presentation, a critique is made of teacher education in general, pointing out the fact that schools of education are resigned to accepting academically weak students and have a limited definition of good teaching. A narrow view of the teacher's role is also cited, as well as teacher educators' resistance to change. The…

Points at which state policies can control entry of individuals into the teaching profession were studied. A 50-state survey identified points of policy intervention and types of policies in effect in each state during 1983-84. Four in-depth case studies provided details about the political environment and rationale behind each policy, the extent…

Reports on the development and implementation of the "Introductory Science Teacher Education" (ISTE) package as a pilot program for preservice science teachers. Demonstrates the significant effect of the ISTE program over traditional methods was that teachers developed a better understanding of the nature of science and acquired more…

Community college teacher preparation programs have grown significantly in the last decade, but, as the recommendations and examples from "Teaching by Choice" indicate, greater expansion and innovation is both desirable and possible. Community colleges can provide a diverse stream of K-12 educators highly qualified to teach science, mathematics,…

This brief notes that very few states have developed comprehensive policies to improve and support their teaching force as they implement other education reforms. In creating a coherent system of teacher support, one important place to begin is with the state board of education, which has broad authority over teacher preparation and licensure.…

This book presents interviews with people of color from four groups (African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos), many of whom are teachers or education professionals, who express their attitudes toward teaching and understanding of why minority students are not choosing to become teachers. The book addresses the problem of…

This document presents a draft of model standards for licensing teachers, both general and special education, of students with disabilities and is intended to elicit discussion and feedback from states, professional organizations, and teacher education programs. The standards are based on 10 core principles for beginning teacher licensing and…

Discusses student-teachers' awareness of research and its potential role in their work as teachers, both as methodology for themselves as practicing researchers-in-action and as material developed by others. Some of the influences that led to the rise of the "teachers as researchers" program are included. (KR)

Examines the conclusions drawn by the Office of Technology Assessment on integrating new technologies into the classroom. Lists steps for training success, factors contributing to effective in-service computer education programs, barriers to technology acceptance, and priorities recommended for colleges of education. (MVL)

This document reports on New York meetings attended by over 200 teacher educators and liberal arts and science faculty, teachers, administrators, and New York State Education Department policymakers to consider the implications of the research findings and recommendations presented in "Teachers for Our Nation's Schools" by John I.…

From 1988 through 1995 a group of researchers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education collaborated with teachers from nearby schools on research to address questions about teaching for understanding and linking research with practice. They describe the theoretical foundations underlying the Teaching for Understanding framework, the process and…