Indiana University college teacher discusses undergraduate science education and effective teaching in introductory courses. The method recommended by educator Arnold Arons trades passive lecture for hands-on learning and Socratic dialogue. Indiana University began a successful research program which brought Arons' method to large-enrollment…

Surveys of homosexual support groups nationwide asked how respondents felt about being gay in high school and how school staff could improve the experience. Few had happy high school memories. Most wanted teachers to actively interrupt homophobic and prejudiced behavior and promote awareness. Preservice teachers need preparation for such…

Current teacher education works against a more inclusive curriculum regarding special education. Academic curriculum, civic culture, and teacher education individually and collectively promote separate teacher education programs and separate educational systems. Disability studies are introduced as an epistemological framework to help redress…

Chronicles one professor's use of several electronic resources currently available to teacher educators, focusing on his earlier use of microcomputers and CD-ROM for secondary mathematics education and examining his current use of such Internet resources as electronic discussion groups, gopher services, and file transfers. (SM)

Discusses cultural diversity from the point of view of Pat Griffin, a lesbian feminist and associate professor of physical education. To her, cultural diversity includes religion, race, gender, physical and mental ability, class, and sexual orientation. She emphasizes the latter because it is often ignored in the school environment. (SM)

Data from a descriptive study of the impact of professional development school (PDS) involvement on teacher preparation at three Massachusetts colleges is related to three themes: uniqueness of PDS-related techniques, approaches, and philosophy; mechanism and spread of these techniques, approaches, and philosophy; and signs of institutionalization…

Discusses research on teacher beliefs, highlighting teacher attitudes toward mainstreaming students with disabilities. It proposes a conceptualized approach to teacher preparation and suggests drawing methods from the counseling education discipline, for example, clarifying processes and bibliotherapy. (SM)

Describes an ongoing dialog between two female professors at neighboring universities whose teaching was shaped by their lives as they simultaneously taught, mothered, and learned how gender influenced their lives. The paper examines feminist values and pedagogy, describing a foundation of education course in which the two profesors used feminist…

This article describes the creation and initial teaching of a teacher education course, Gender Socialization in Schools. The course provides an understanding of the role gender plays in teaching and learning in schools and helps prospective teachers, parents, and others in designing educational programs that reduce gender bias. (SM)

Teaching pedagogy involves more than applying techniques of curriculum and instructional development in the classroom. Metaphors of teaching are used to explore hidden assumptions about teaching, learning, knowledge, production, and culture embedded in traditional teaching paradigms. The role and function of teachers, given the differing…

Presents stories from a student and a teacher regarding efforts to have university-level pedagogy encourage students to identify and pursue personally relevant educational topics. Information comes from a teacher education course organized around individual focus projects designed to promote action research. Highlights of the student's journal are…

Several issues must be resolved to help teacher education become a truly multicultural experience. The paper discusses whether values can be taught in universities and suggests screening teacher candidates for prejudice prior to accepting them into programs. Universities need faculty who can model appropriate behaviors and teach about such issues.…

African-American teacher educator describes her educational experiences. Though elementary school peers and teachers were predominantly African-American, there was no focus on African-American history and diversity. Her secondary and postsecondary years in predominantly white schools showed her the need for multicultural education and helped shape…

Describes an undergraduate course, "Women and Multiculturals: The Educational Dilemma," which explores evidence that education has not consistently provided women and multiculturals access to full participation in society. The course teaches students to appreciate diversity; understand issues of race, class, and gender in education; and…

Sixty-eight sources related to collaboration between schools and universities are given. Topics include professional development schools, clinical teacher education, school restructuring, educational reform, and teacher preparation. Research reports, project descriptions, course descriptions, and essays are included. (IAH)