In this literature review, the research on training methods in teacher education is examined and the major variables that have been shown to influence the development of teaching skills are identified. The position is taken that, of these variables, those that address conceptual outcomes are most important. The implications of these variables for…

Practical experiences have grown dramatically in teacher education programs, apparently from a general consensus of the rightness of such experiences as well as the vigorous criticisms of teacher education programs by practicing teachers. A review of research concerning practical experience in teacher education indicates that the knowledge and…

Research on reflective teaching is reviewed in the areas of: its benefits; the Exxon Educational Foundation Project; students' ability to think and talk critically about teaching and learning; identification of variables during the act of teaching; perceptions of teaching; conceptual development and modes of thinking; and the self-concept,…

A period of induction for beginning teachers helps make the transition from student to teacher a smoother process. Current research findings on induction, effectiveness of using research in such programs, and issues worthy of further research are explored. (DF)

Examines the popularity of technical writing courses, the qualifications for teaching technical writing, and the process of "retooling" an English teacher as a technical writing teacher. (RL)

Reviews recent studies on new faculty and on graduate students aspiring to a faculty career, documenting deficiencies in graduate education and the need for better bridges between doctoral preparation and the actual work of faculty. (EV)

Elaborates upon the assertion that composition studies is potentially a postdisciplinary inquiry which sometimes requires teachers to call upon knowledge from various disciplines to convey ideas to students. Identifies "narrative knowledge" as the kinds of tacit awareness that comes to writing teachers as a consequence of their work. (SG)

Program goals of the Doane College (Nebraska) teacher induction program include: improving teacher performance, retaining promising beginning teachers, promoting personal and professional well-being, satisfying mandated certification and induction requirements, providing strategies for beginning teachers to acquire additional knowledge and skills,…

An analysis of data from the March 1985 Current Popluation Survey issued by the United States Census Bureau involved consideration of earnings characteristics of teachers and other college-educated workers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. This report provides estimates of the beginning and average…

The article re-examines the student teaching experience as it affects the prospective physical educator through review of: the meaning of student teaching as presently interpreted and applied in physical education; objectives of student teaching as analyzed by physical educators; and reports on perceived objectives achieved by student teaching in…

Teacher education programs have long attempted to teach students to follow a rational mode of thinking. Recent research on teacher thinking has shown that a gap exists between how teachers think and the rational model. Such research should be used to give teacher educators insight into how their students think and learn. (JN)

A model of teacher decision-making, which describes how a teacher pursues a plan by means of a set of tactics, is presented. It is argued that teaching competence derives in part from the teacher's ability to generate appropriate tactics. Implications for teacher training are discussed. (RLV)

This review of research literature about training in the skills of teaching indicates that change in skills can be brought about through different training methods, with different training populations, and in different training settings. This analysis of the literature was designed to assess the comparative contribution of a set of selected…

The knowledge base about the induction of beginning teachers is explored. The first section presents an overview of non-research professional literature published on the beginning teacher in the United States from 1930 to the present. Books, journal articles, and ERIC documents are considered in four overlapping categories: (1) reflective…

Although theory is the backbone of foundations of education curriculum in teacher education, many students and teacher educators do not recognize its importance, particularly in the light of the increasing trend toward more practical experiences at the expense of such courses. The imitative and experiential approach to teaching, as well as the…