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McEwin, C. Kenneth; And Others – 1995
This publication focuses on the knowledge base of middle school teacher preparation emphasizing organizing principles that define an excellent middle grades teacher education program. It is designed to complement the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Principles, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Williams, Anne – 1996
This book is intended as a resource for those involved with the support and training of physical education student teachers. While physical education staff have always played an important role in supporting student teachers, the changed context within which teachers are now working with students means that the role has both changed and been…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Cooperating Teachers
Martin, Renee J., Ed. – 1995
This work probes the confines of traditional approaches to teaching about diversity, and it explores the possibilities for redefining links between theory and practice, thereby presenting an alternative repertoire for teacher education that emphasizes the relationship between ideology and pedagogy. The publication is in 3 sections. Part 1,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Environment, Constructivism (Learning), Critical Theory
Merryfield, Merry M., Ed.; And Others – 1997
This book provides a conceptual framework that encourages exploration of global perspectives; it provides teacher educators with a guide for establishing goals, objectives, rationale, and a working definition for global education. The chapters are: (1) "A Framework for Teacher Education in Global Perspectives" (Merry M. Merryfield); (2) "Earth…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Schultz, Fred, Ed. – 1995
This volume contains 36 articles on education taken from a wide array of magazines, newspapers, and journals in the public press appearing between 1992 and 1994. Unit 1 contains six articles that discuss the importance of a multi-cultural curriculum in sensitizing students to an integrated world society. Unit 2 contains four selections that…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design, Educational Philosophy
Heywood, John – 1984
Salient questions on the curriculum for student teachers were developed and responses sought from student teachers, who provided critical discussions with reference to their subject specialty. Chapter 1 discusses the "hidden" curriculum in relation to its influence on the pursuit and aims of education. In chapter 2, ways in which…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Education Work Relationship
Walz, Joel C., Ed. – 1992
This collection of papers includes three parts. Part 1, "TA Development Programs," offers "Undergraduate Teaching Assistants: One Model" (Katherine M. Kulick); "Teaching Assistant Development: A Case Study" (Julia Herschensohn); and "Breaking Out of the Vicious Circle: TA Training, Education, and Supervision for the Less Commonly Taught Languages"…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Study
Davis Lenski, Susan, Ed.; Grisham, Dana L., Ed.; Wold, Linda S., Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2005
The quality of teacher preparation is frequently under public scrutiny. In this collection, experts in literacy teacher preparation offer ten truths--based on evidence, not ideology-- that support the ongoing positive efforts of teacher educators. In this book, the reader will find: A review of the existing knowledge base; Evidence of the improved…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Literacy Education, Internet, Teacher Educators
Popkewitz, Thomas S. – 1998
This book presents information from a study of Teach for America, an alternative teacher education program that recruits and trains people with degrees in fields other than education to work in urban and rural schools with chronic teacher shortages, poverty, and minority students. The book is an effort to understand how different discourses of…
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography, Higher Education
Morshead, Richard W. – 1995
This college text on curriculum and educational theory presents 10 chapters, 8 of which focus on specific curriculum types. The first chapter, an introduction, identifies each of the curriculum orientations described in the succeeding chapters and examines the major theories that have been involved in curriculum development. The next eight…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Classical Literature, Competency Based Education, Curriculum
Fosnot, Catherine Twomey, Ed. – 1996
The 13 essays in this book examine the theory of constructivism in relation to teaching and learning. The first section provides an account of the epistemological, psychological, and sociocultural research that serves as the theoretical basis of constructivism, and includes the following chapters: "Introduction: Aspects of Constructivism" (Ernst…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Child Development, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning)
Cohen, David K., Ed.; And Others – 1993
Teaching for understanding is a concept that portrays teachers as guides, coaches, and facilitators of student learning. This book, which provides concrete illustrations of what teaching for understanding entails, is divided into chapters as follows: (1) "Introduction: New Visions of Teaching" (Milbrey W. McLaughlin, Joan E. Talbert);…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Context Effect, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Brubacher, John W.; And Others – 1993
The purpose of this book is to help teacher education students and experienced teachers to develop not only an understanding of the nature of "reflective practice" but also the attitudes and skills that such an approach to teaching requires. Case studies illustrate many difficult experiences teachers encounter; each chapter begins with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics
Small, Robert C., Jr.; Strzepek, Joseph E. – 1988
Built around the case method approach recommended by the Carnegie Foundation in their report "A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century," this hands-on, practical book presents 33 cases to absorb, analyze, and solve. The cases in the book dramatize the learning difficulties of students and the instructional options of teachers and…
Descriptors: Black Literature, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Censorship
Baroody, Arthur J. – 1987
Based on the premise that psychology can be an invaluable tool to mathematics educators, this book highlights how informal mathematics develops, how children construct their view of school arithmetic, and how mathematical thinking operates. The ideas offered are intended to assist teachers in making informed decisions concerning mathematics…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Education
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