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American Political Science Association, Washington, DC. – 1995
These guidelines provide recommendations for certifying precollegiate teachers of civics, government, and social studies. The guidelines are intended for reference and use by: (1) colleges and universities with programs that certify elementary, middle, and high school social studies, civics and government teachers; (2) state education agencies…
Descriptors: Civics, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Methods Courses
Peer reviewedAkindehin, 'Folajimi – Science Education, 1988
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…
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education
Download full textInstitute for Independent Education, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1987
In the summer of 1986 the Institute for Independent Education brought to Washington, D.C., 27 teachers who teach mathematics to children enrolled primarily in grades five to eight at independent neighborhood schools that serve mainly African-American children in inner-city neighborhoods. The program included a training course in mathematics…
Descriptors: Blacks, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Inservice Teacher Education
American Association of Physics Teachers, Washington, DC. – 1988
The teacher is one of the most important variables for maintaining or developing excellence in education. According to many surveys many teachers of high school physics earned their degrees in other fields. This paper deals with preservice and inservice high school physics teacher education. Topics include: (1) what physics teachers are expected…
Descriptors: High Schools, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses
Peck, Donald M.; Connell, Michael L. – 1991
Elementary school teacher candidates typically enter their professional training with deficiencies in their conceptual understanding of the topics of elementary school mathematics and with a reliance upon procedural (algorithmic) approaches to the solutions of mathematical problems. If elementary school teacher candidates are expected to teach…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, College Mathematics
Anderson, Jeffrey B., Ed.; Swick, Kevin J., Ed.; Yff, Joost, Ed. – 2001
This book provides teacher educators, administrators, practicing teachers who work with preservice teachers, policymakers, and researchers with information on the conceptual, research, and application areas of service-learning in preservice teacher education. The collection of papers offers teacher educators' thoughts about ways to enhance the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Citizenship Education, College Faculty
