Individuals and communities occasionally need asking and giving forgiveness. Because the process of forgiving is not always well understood, it has become necessary to consider including forgiveness education in school pedagogy and in formal school programs such as Citizenship Education. This possibility is illustrated with examples from South…

Within initial teacher education there is increasing pressure to enhance the use of assessment data to support students to improve their knowledge and skills, and to determine what standards they meet upon graduation. For such data to be useful, both programme designers and students require meaningful and comprehensive assessment reports on…

The author lists characteristics of agriculture education programs at universities. He discusses ways to use resources, ideas, and people to command respect and recognition for the field. (CH)

Reviews the development of a certificate in adult education for teachers in New Zealand, including issues related to the ideology of neoliberalism. Presents issues involved in the termination of the program and new directions for the training of adult educators. (Contains 21 references.) (SK)

A national study of colleges and universities offering teacher-preparation programs was undertaken to ascertain how environmental education (EE) might be better incorporated into their curricula. Six questions guided the descriptive, explorative mail survery relating to satisfaction and fit into EE with current program offerings, what…

Describes an advanced training course for English teachers that attempts to help students reconsider and refocus their prior professional experience through sharing it with other professionals. Experience is reconsidered in the light of state-of-the-art understanding coming from linguistics and psychology. (Author)

Headlines about teacher shortages are bringing the law of supply and demand back to school. As a consequence, teacher training enrollments have started to climb again. (TE)

Graduate programs that provide teachers with a global perspective must transcend a system of analysis shaped by U.S. liberal reformism and take other models of the world seriously, including them as integral models in core curriculum. Sound programs should not use a single model for studying the world. (SM)

Presents background material leading to the development of guidelines for computer science education teacher preparation programs. An overview of the two basic programs is presented, implications for professional education units and the education community are explored, and future directions are identified. (GLR)

For several years, concerns have been growing about the mathematics achievement of California's K-12 students. In September 1995, the California Mathematics Task Force issued a report entitled "A Call to Action: Improving Mathematics Achievement for All California Students". The Task Force also provided specific recommendations for the…

The need and role of environmental education in technical and vocational education as well as guidelines and strategies for its incorporation into school curricula and teacher education programs are addressed in this report of a meeting organized by the Colombo Plan Staff College for Technician Education (CPSC) in cooperation with the…

At the Institute of Education in Singapore, two disjunctions in teacher preparation were identified. The first was the gap between theoretical knowledge propounded in teacher education programs and the experience of students in the practicum. The second was the gap between both the theoretical and experiential learning of the students and the real…

If the teacher is the basic, most fundamental element of the educational system, then a consideration of the demographic profile of those who enter the profession is warranted. This article examines demographic trends among Turkish students who enter teacher education programs and discusses the influence this will have on education. (JL)

Explores the role that teacher competency testing has had in reducing the number of Black and Hispanic teachers, discusses related problems facing teacher training institutions and programs, and reviews proposed strategies for enabling historically Black institutions and others to better attract and prepare minorities for the teaching profession.…

This paper examines strategies used in an attempt to solve problems of the secondary teacher shortage in Zimbabwe following independence and the expansion of secondary education opportunities. Teacher training is examined, and a survey of teacher candidate opinions of their training is summarized. (Author/MT)