H. Prentice Baptiste presents personal theories on multicultural education and the role of higher education institutions in an interview with the author. The pluralistic thrust in education is discussed. (DF)

Discusses the problems of teacher quality and teacher education. Indicates that the public must be made aware of problems facing postsecondary education departments and the need for support from parents, the community, and the government if the quality of teacher education is to be improved. (JOW)

Directs attention to six representative problems that confront university departments offering specialized graduate Programs for two-year college English teachers: implementation of national guidelines, staffing, accommodating university personnel regulations to the nontraditional program staff, attracting students, finding jobs for graduates, and…

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education requires institutions to include in their reports identification and documentation of their knowledge bases, and explanation of their curriculum design. This article details steps institutions can take to meet these requirements and provides guidelines for writing the report. (IAH)

Satellite courses enable New Jersey high school students and teachers in urban and small districts to take advanced-level courses that otherwise would not be available. The Satellite Educational Resources Consortium offers 35 inservice programs for teachers. (SI)

In an effort to enhance the stature of teacher education, reformers have devised a knowledge base for the profession which focuses on research-oriented knowledge. Seven proposals are advanced to foster a productive partnership between the liberal arts and the new knowledge base. (IAH)

Suggests that morality is both an individual and institutional concern. Asserts that criteria for judging the morality of schooling arise out of its mission. Examines the moral condition of teacher education. Presents a model of moral teacher education that incorporates the mission of teacher education, the domains of schooling, and a time…

A global perspective requires a holistic approach that gives students an understanding of themselves and their relationship to the world community. The content of teacher education must be reexamined in light of global realities that foster new scholarship. Suggestions are offered for incorporating global perspectives into teacher education…

Sharon is enrolled in a preservice teacher education program organized around peer cohorts, or groups of students that take most of their courses together. In this article, the author argues that Sharon's experience with her "thirty new friends" presents a double opportunity. On one hand, the experience can help Sharon learn about the social…

Dispositions for teaching have become a key issue in teacher education reform. Relatively little attention, however, has been devoted to studying how dispositions for teaching develop. This article argues that acquiring appropriate professional dispositions for teaching is a socio-cultural process that benefits from both formal and informal…

Teacher education, the process of becoming a teacher and aiding others to become teachers, is in part a journey of imaginative development. Students come to imagine teaching, and themselves as teachers, in new ways. This essay reports on an attempt to use ideas about imagination in teaching and learning as the central theme of the first semester…

Critical reflection is an essential element in teachers' efforts to address the social justice issues that are often part of their lived experiences and those of their students. When educators begin to examine how power, privilege, and widely accepted assumptions about their practice may be working against their goals, such as eliminating forms of…

Nationally approved adult numeracy teacher training programmes were started in September 2002 following the introduction of subject specifications by the Department for Education and Skills and the Further National Training Organisation in England. These programmes delivered by higher education institutions and further education colleges were…

The paper reviews special education teacher preparation programs offered at traditionally Black institutions (TBIs). Differences are noted between TBIs, historically Black institutions, and predominantly Black institutions. The history of institutions of higher education for Blacks is reviewed. Five TBI programs for special education teachers are…

States that the increasing attrition rate of students applying to and persisting in education programs suggests that curriculum reform may not provide more teachers or even more effective teachers. Discusses the need for predictive measures in determining who should teach, recognizing that educators must encourage students to complete programs and…