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Feinberg, Rosa Castro – 2002
This book describes the evolution of bilingual education in the United States, emphasizing its relationship to educational and civil rights reform. Federal, state, and district policies affecting the implementation of bilingual programs are identified, along with related legal, political, demographic, and economic factors and controversies.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Civil Rights, Diversity (Student), Educational Finance
Johnston, Marilyn, Ed.; Brosnan, Patti, Ed.; Cramer, Don, Ed.; Dove, Tim, Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers examines a 10-year process of teacher education reform at Ohio State University, describing 13 Professional Development Schools (PDSs). After "Introduction: Context, Challenges, and Consequences: PDSs in the Making" (Marilyn Johnston), there are 16 papers in four parts. Part 1, "Contextualizing PDS Work and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Educational Technology
2003
This collection of papers includes excerpts from books, essays, and articles that explore the heart of the teaching experience. Nineteen chapters explore the challenges and joys of teaching, focusing on the meaning and experience of teaching and the art of teaching skills. They include: (1) "The Heart of a Teacher: Identity and Integrity in…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Bilingual Students, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching
Jordan, Dale R. – 2000
This book reviews learning disabilities (LD) in adults and makes suggestions for helping adults cope with these disabilities. Each chapter covers a type of learning disability or related syndrome or explains characteristics of the brain. Chapter 1 explains several types of specific learning disabilities that make classroom performance difficult…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Processes
Kaplan, Leonard, Ed. – 1992
This book is the report of the Family Ties Commission, which was established by the Association of Teacher Educators to study the relationship between home and school. Following the preface and two introductory essays, "Education and My Family" (K.B. O'Rourke as told to E. Johnson) and "Preparing for Successful Children" (B. Clawson), the book is…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship
Wragg, E. C., Ed. – 1984
This book describes some of the research undertaken during the Teacher Education Project, a four and one-half year research and development project undertaken by the Universities of Nottingham, Leicester, and Exeter (Great Britain) and funded by the Department of Education and Science. This project involved observation of over 1,000 lessons and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Foreign Countries
Howey, Kenneth R.; And Others – 1983
Both the history and research foundations behind teacher education are reviewed in this collection of essays. The current knowledge base is assessed by several scholars in the teacher education field, and suggestions are made for future efforts in teacher selection and training. In chapter 1 (Kenneth R. Howey), an overview provides insights into…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Developmental Stages, Educational Research, Educational Trends
Magnan, Sally Seiloff, Ed. – 1990
This collection of papers includes the following: "Style Wars: Teacher-Student Style Conflicts in the Language Classroom" (Rebecca L. Oxford, Madeline E. Ehrman, and Roberta Z. Lavine); "Articulating Learning in High School and College Programs: Holistic Theory in the Foreign Language Curriculum" (Janet Swaffar);…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
Norlander-Case, Kay A.; Reagan, Timothy G.; Case, Charles W. – 1999
This book redefines teaching as a profession with pronounced service and moral dimensions, then shows how this new paradigm can be instilled in both teacher education programs and teaching practice. The book argues that teaching practice requires much more than knowledge and technical competence. It calls for reflection and inquiry, a dedication…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Democratic Values, Diversity (Student), Educational Change
Pang, Valerie Ooka – 2001
This book for teachers presents stories and real-life examples that illustrate key concepts of culture, discrimination, and social justice and how they can affect diverse classrooms. It is written in a conversational style within a caring-centered framework, and it discusses culture's role in the learning process and in students' identity…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Slick, Gloria Appelt, Ed. – 1995
This is the third in a series of four books presenting a variety of field experience program models and philosophies that drive the programs provided to preservice teachers during their undergraduate teacher preparation. This publication explores the internal workings of the relationships and events that have an impact on all the persons involved…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Beginning Teacher Induction, Cooperating Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kirkpatrick, Marion G. – 1918
Written in 1917, this book relates the author's experience as a beginning teacher in rural Kansas. The purpose of the book was to provide preservice teachers an overview of educational practices in rural schools at that time. In addition, educational policies are proposed that specifically aim to improve rural schools. The author was barely 20…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Boards of Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum
Byrd, David M., Ed.; McIntyre, D. John, Ed. – 1997
This publication, the fifth annual yearbook of the Association of Teacher Educators, examines four aspects of teacher education: context, process, curriculum, and communication. The volume is introduced by a Foreword (M. Ishler) and "Introduction: Educating Our Nation's Teachers" (D. J. McIntyre and D. M. Byrd). The remainder of the book…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Cultural Pluralism
Safford, Philip L., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This collection of papers recognizes ways in which the context of educational policy and its implications for practice have, in combination with other influences, defined early childhood special education and influenced its development. An introduction by Philip L. Safford is presented. Subsequent papers have the following titles and authors:…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Tobias, Randolf – 1992
The social environment of today has necessitated revision in educators' beliefs about what students are considered to be at risk of failing to complete their education with adequate levels of skills. This book addresses this issue in the areas of mathematics and science and is intended as a curriculum and teacher training accompaniment that can…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Effect, Elementary Secondary Education
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