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Rachel Elizabeth Corrigan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Social studies education has traditionally aimed to foster productive citizens. However, recent societal polarizations have added complexity to this objective (Levy et al., 2023). Amid these challenges, understanding remains limited regarding how teacher preparation programs are adapting their social studies methods curriculum. Grounded in…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teaching Methods
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Blanchard, Philippe; Rihoux, Benoît; Álamos-Concha, Priscilla – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2017
A map provides a unique view over the complex relationships of competition and complementarity between methods. It goes beyond the usual approaches to methods, namely monographic, mixed, encyclopaedic and classificatory. A diverse set of 50 social and political science methods instructors were surveyed about their specialty along 17 dimensions…
Descriptors: Political Science, Social Science Research, Concept Mapping, Methods Teachers
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McCarthy, Deborah – Educational Review, 2015
The masculine image of scientists as elderly men wearing white coats and glasses, working alone in the laboratory has been documented since the 1950s. Because it is important that teacher candidates have a scientifically literate image of scientists due to the impact they have on their future students, this investigation is salient. This study…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Scientists, Scientific Attitudes
Branscome, Eric – Teaching Music, 2009
As a college music educator, it's the author's primary duty to prepare the next generation of music teachers for their careers. Considering the ever-increasing demands on music educators, the task may seem daunting. Therefore methods teachers cram their lessons to the brim with National Standards, child development, Kodaly, conducting, Orff,…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Teachers, Methods Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Zirkle, Chris; Norris, Chris; Winegardner, Amy; Frustaci, Eva – Career and Technical Education Research, 2006
Distance education has been viewed by some individuals as a means to break down barriers to accessing educational opportunities. Despite its "anytime, anyplace" label, distance education can present unique barriers to students, faculty, and the educational institutions that attempt to provide it. This study examined the perceptions of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Business Education Teachers, Teacher Education, Methods Teachers
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Olwell, Russell B. – History Teacher, 2005
When James Conant, former president of Harvard University, took on the topic of teacher preparation in his 1963 report "The Education of American Teachers," he demanded sweeping change. Conant's reform agenda, which focused on reshaping the educational establishment in America, took on the National Education Association and National…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Schools of Education, Incidence, Methods Teachers