This qualitative case study highlights a university-school district partnership, RISE, to increase the number of Spanish-English speaking teachers in one Georgia county by covering students' tuitions and hiring them as part-time paraprofessionals as they become certified educators. Our goal with RISE (Realizing Inspiring and Successful Educators)…

The purpose of this study was to explore a 'taken-for-granted' and often over-looked element of the clinical preparation of teacher candidates--classroom observation. Practice-based pedagogies of teacher education with roots in the philosophy of John Dewey served as a conceptual frame for interviews with teacher educators in the United States and…

The purpose of the study was to share the impact of an introductory diversity course on preservice teachers implemented in the teacher education program of a small private college located in rural South Georgia. Qualitative data from preservice teachers' course products were collected analyzed to see emerging patterns. Data results indicated that…

Through multiple lenses, this paper describes the efforts of the Georgia Systemic Teacher Education Program (GSTEP) to redefine teacher induction. The macro level illustration details a review of existing teacher induction models focusing on the lack of technology mention in existing national models. A meso level illustration of two GSTEP partners…

Prospective teachers in many states must pass a competency test prior to receiving an initial teaching certificate. Because of the high stakes associated with them, educator competency tests can play a major role in modifying the nature of teacher training programs. To investigate the nature and extent of such changes, deans and faculty at teacher…

This paper describes the joint participation of P-12 schools and Georgia Southern University in preparing prospective teachers, revealing innovations that reflect cooperative development and administration of these endeavors. Georgia Southern University's College of Education developed and funded three roles for P-12 participants: site-based…

The Armstrong Atlantic State University Teacher Education Program is a participant in the Georgia Statewide Academic and Medical System, an interactive distance learning network. Over 400 sites have been linked within the state with an additional 1,700 in the planning stage. The network includes students at the high school, college, and graduate…

A study examined factors contributing to the decline in numbers of African-American teachers, with four objectives: (1) to identify factors encouraging and discouraging them to consider teaching as a career; (2) to determine differences in their perceptions by background variables; (3) to determine factors influencing them to leave the profession;…

This paper reports a research project designed to improve collaboration among Georgia's schools, colleges, and universities and raise educational standards for pre-K through college education. The researchers, who had developed a course in secondary-level classroom behavior management for preservice teachers, examined the opinions of secondary…

A research study of 300 Georgia first-year school teachers sought: (1) to identify first-year teachers' perceptions of their undergraduate education curricula; (2) to determine whether significant differences in perceptions exist among groups of first-year teachers categorized on the basis of background information; and (3) to determine which…