Describes how three institutions and agencies constructed an in-service teacher education program based on an assessment of the needs of teachers and administrators in the region. (IRT)

Until now, the curriculum debate has overlooked the interrelationship of the change process, school culture, classroom context, and curriculum content. Educational restructuring will not succeed without close school/university collaboration and new thinking about the teaching and learning knowledge base. Paternalistic treatment of educators must…

A recent study of deans in leading universities found that education deans had significantly weaker connections to practice in the field than their counterparts in law and architecture. School administration, unlike other professions, has failed to rely sufficiently on practice to generate theory. A professional studies approach offers new…

Describes the Houston (Texas) Mathematics and Science Improvement Consortium sponsored by the National Science Foundation and coordinated by the Baylor College of Medicine. The project, using paracticing scientists and mathematicians as mentors for secondary science and math teachers, resulted in improved teaching skills, increased teacher…

Pleads guilty to exercising a "testy and ill-tempered tongue" when criticizing Leila Christenbury's response to his June 1994 essay on problematic college-school relationships. Recounts insurmountable problems between Boston-area scholars and school leaders during a late 1960s effort to improve public education. The academics wanted to take over…

From a shaky start as a 12-year-old Cuban refugee, Manuel Justiz eventually became dean of the College of Education at the University of Texas, Austin. An "educational maverick," Justiz insists on working closely with the Texas business community, local schools, the governor's business council, and various UT colleges. (MLH)

Just because teacher educators have more letters after their names is no reason they shouldn't find ways to continue interacting with children. In this article the author shares his thoughts on the matter and offers suggestions for how faculty members can maintain firsthand experience in the schools.

Teachers and administrators in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, received inservice training to prepare them for participation in a widely appreciated supervisory relationship that grants teachers professional respect and reserves formal evaluation for teachers who are clearly failing to meet objectives cited in their personal professional growth plans. (PGD)

Describes the first year of a program conducted by two Oregon institutions of higher education that "warranty" their teacher education graduates. The program provides support to graduates and their employers, encourages collaboration between the teacher education program and local schools, makes the teacher education faculty accountable,…

Although a recent conference in Neusiedl-am-See, Austria, and others like it have encouraged the development through national education systems of an awareness of European cultural identity and "active cooperation and communication among Europeans," the realization of such a project remains largely to be accomplished. (JBM)

Reviews the successes and shortcomings of the University of Utah Graduate School of Education's partnership with three Utah school districts to establish seven school-based professional development centers. (Author/WD)

Although the women's sports movement has opened up unprecedented opportunities for some women, it has left completely untouched other pervasive inequalities in male programs and may actually have widened these inequalities. (Author)

The National PTA, which helped plan and conduct many Phi Delta Kappan public education forums, believes that parent and community involvement, competent and caring educators, and adequate funding are key components of educational excellence. As parents discuss these vital components with other community members, they can jointly develop awareness,…

Discusses principles to guide policy development for early childhood programs. Argues for an early childhood "ecosystem" that integrates early childhood and child care services. Discusses federal legislation and urges communities to accept responsibility for providing comprehensive academic, health, social, nutrition, and transportation…

Restructuring is this era's main contribution to improving America's schools. Teachers, parents, and communities must become more involved in school decision-making, and children need more choice in curricular decisions. Ten "commandments" for successful early childhood collaborations are presented. Care and education are inseparable.…