Eight former English teachers explain how their work and training as English teachers affect what they now do. (RL)

Suggests that the most feasible way of achieving rapport between secondary school content area teachers and reading specialists is through in-service programs that utilize total school in-service, departmental in-service, individual in-service, total school and departmental in-service, or a combination of these approaches. (FL)

Examines the effects of current Canadian bilingual policies on the training of teachers of French, with a focus on Saskatchewan. Proposes objectives and levels of language competency for each grade level of French instruction. (DMM)

Reviews studies of the characteristics of Catholic high school teachers; differences between religious' and layteachers' perceptions of the role of Catholic school teachers; and instructors' concerns with the purpose and staffing of Catholic high schools. Discusses the schools' dual purposes of academic development and faith formation. (DMM)

Plato's dialog, "Meno," discusses whether anyone can teach virtue or excellence. Teacher education rests upon a similar question about itself. The paper presents a contemporary rendering of "Meno" as it might apply to the question of whether excellent teaching can be taught. (Author/SM)

This paper describes the experiences of four beginning secondary school teachers in Australia during their first two years of teaching, looks at policy and literature on existing teacher orientation programs and needs, and makes recommendations for further research and program development. Significant contradictions of policy and practice are…

Describes one British teacher's study of teacher appraisal at his secondary school. The study discussed school-based practitioner research, gleaning perspectives about appraisal from colleagues, and encouraging dialogue regarding various concepts. Questionnaires and interviews with colleagues indicated a need for positive professional…

Considers group solidarity an important element in understanding teacher resistance to the stultifying effects of the educational system. Offers a case study of four eighth grade teachers acting individually and collectively to illustrate the contradictory and dissonant nature of the teacher's identity as autonomous individual and group member.…

Investigates multiculturalism and education in Sweden through historical accounts, national course plans and guidelines, current theory, discussions with scholars, classroom observations, and 23 interviews of late-secondary/early postsecondary teachers of civics and Swedish language arts. (EMS)

Provides two interviews, one with Philip Bigler and another with Patricia Oldham. Both teachers share their ideals, strategies, and techniques, in an effort to identify teachers who have taught with excellence, dedication, and distinction and to help others learn from them. (CMK)

Based on a teacher's experiences with science method undergraduates and grade-12 physics students, it is suggested that teachers listen to their own voices and those of students and consider experience as a source of authority. (SK)

This paper suggests that there is a rigorous argument, advanced through philosophical psychology, which shows that the phenomenology of professional practice can shape phronesis (goodness) in creative ways. The paper seeks to make sense of professionals' action in the classroom and acts of judgment endemic to professional work. (SM)

Explores the need for digital literacy among teachers and its challenges. Discusses how professional development activities in technology may strengthen digital literacy among K-12 teachers. Offers an illustration of three effective professional development models that have successfully helped teachers integrate technology into the curriculum. (SR)

Analyzes factors influencing the attitudes of secondary school teachers in Nairobi. Finds that, based on a field study and interviews, young male teachers suffered from relative deprivation in status and were therefore the least motivated and the most likely to leave the profession. Adds that direct working conditions didn't seem to have a…

Violent and potentially violent incidents in schools in the United States continue to make the headlines, with school-related violent deaths in the United States in the first half of the 2003-04 school year exceeding the deaths for the entire 2002-03 academic year (Vail 2004). In this article, the authors look at the ultimate form of classroom…