This paper describes a method of analysing teacher growth in the context of science education. It focuses on the identification of pathways in the development of secondary school teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) by the use of the interconnected model of teachers' professional growth (IMTPG).The teachers (n = 12) participated in a…

Examines relationships among the levels of pre-service and inservice teacher preparation in various topic areas within environmental education (EE) and the levels of implementation of those topic areas in public high school science and social studies classrooms in Illinois. Measures teacher attitudes toward EE. Findings indicate that teachers who…

The problem addressed in study is that teachers typically do not use all of the sources of data available to them in a regular and systematic manner to modify their instructional practices. Nine hundred and eighty one Illinois public school teachers participated by completing survey on their uses of educational data. The study employed a…

Describes results of a survey of Illinois and Florida faculty, student personnel workers, and administrators, showing attitudinal differences and similarities toward inservice development programs. Examines purposes, outcomes, administration, formats, rewards and incentives, and evaluation. (RT)

To determine the effect of an intensive 4-week experimental education program on the behavior of agricultural occupations teachers, two independent samples were selected consisting of an experimental group of 11 high school and 7 junior college teachers and a control group of 11 high school teachers. Only the experimental group received an…

A workshop of interested science teachers from the metropolitan area of Illinois sought to increase their awareness of the career opportunities for their students in the biological and agricultural occupations that exist locally. The main purpose of the project was to establish programs in the metropolitan areas designed to match the interests of…

The beliefs and mental images that teachers have about agriculture likely influence what and how they integrate agriculture into their instruction. The purpose of this action research study was to explore the beliefs and needs of elementary and junior high school teachers in regard to integrating agriculture into their classrooms. The sample…

In order to obtain teachers' views concerning art and music instruction in elementary schools, a 38-item opinionnaire was developed and distributed to a randomly selected sample of 236 grade school teachers in Illinois. Items solicited demographic data (e.g., grade level taught, years of teaching, and preparatory arts courses taken) and surveyed…

THE STUDY BEGAN WITH A STATEWIDE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL STATISTICS ABOUT VARIABLES EXPECTED TO BE OF CONTINUING INTEREST, AND TENTATIVE ANSWERS TO SUCH QUESTIONS AS WHETHER FORMAL TRAINING IN TESTING IS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT PRACTICES IN THE USE OF TESTS OR IN DIFFERENT BELIEFS ABOUT THEIR USEFULNESS, AND WHETHER THE…

An evaluation of how successful services rendered the classroom teacher in the form of in-service training for those recommending children to the Diagnostic Learning Center were. (Author)

The perceived needs for inservice education of secondary marketing education teachers in Illinois and Indiana were compared. In addition, three variables were tested to determine if they had a significant influence on perceived needs: gender, educational background (bachelor's versus master's degree), and socioeconomic status of the students…

A study was conducted to determine the perceived professional development and support needs for beginning home economics teachers and to determine how they use professional development and support. A census study was conducted using all beginning (having one, two, or three years of teaching experience) home economics teachers in Illinois.…

Examines Illinois public school teachers' preparation to infuse environmental education concepts into their teaching and their attitudes toward environmental education and compares the findings with those from Wisconsin teachers. Findings indicate that teachers need more preservice and inservice training, have largely positive attitudes, but do…