Argues that most teacher education faculties are not geared for educating their clientele for urban systems. Offers some suggestions as to what has to be done before the situation can be improved. (RJ)

Describes the compulsory program of in-service education for school leaders in Sweden and analyzes the nature of developmental processes and how they can be applied to schools and to the role of the headmaster. (Author/IRT)

This paper focuses on gender awareness issues as a dimension of addressing the wider issue of the quality of education in Pakistan from the perspective of social justice. In Pakistan classrooms, boys and girls learn separately and therefore teachers and others tend to think that there are no gender issues once access is achieved and the learners…

In 2007, the physical education program at Sunnyside Middle School in Lafayette, Indiana, was in constant flux. Teacher turnover occurred annually, facilities were subpar, the curriculum was outdated, opportunities for professional development were rare, and most importantly, students lacked maximum movement opportunities in physical education. In…

Traditionally, the schools' role has been to transform children from players to workers by teaching them to relinquish pleasurable activity in and of itself in favor of obtaining pleasure from achievement from the end results. Advocates for greater democracy, however, believe that education for citizenship can only be achieved through a child's…

Educational change is viewed in Australia as a series of events involving four components: the decision to change, the announcement of the change, inservice activities oriented to the change, and informal support activities. Research in the U.S., however, indicates that change is a highly personal process undergone first by individuals and only…

Argues that professional organizations, such as the California Council for the Social Studies, have the responsibility of aiding teachers develop the skills to meet the challenges of the classroom. Ten examples of inservice courses available in California are specified. (Author/DB)

Describes the goals and structure of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and presents some of the results from a 1992 Mathematics NAEP Assessment as an example of the program's utility. Further highlights ways in which background data collected by the NAEP can be helpful in interpreting assessment results and monitoring…

Presents a (Western Australian) case study of the link teacher model, a decentralized, "train the trainer" approach to inservice education. Discusses the model's perceived effectiveness, the link teachers' role, central authority support, and new experimentation opportunities. Combining centralized syllabus change with decentralized…

Professional learning communities (PLC) have been identified as scaffolds that can facilitate, support, and sustain systemic change focused on improving student achievement. PLCs represent the application of the theoretical constructs of the learning organization within the framework of schools and school systems. Little is known about the change…

In this article, the authors argue that district and school leaders continue to struggle with the apparent dichotomy between "traditional" and "reform-oriented professional development," especially with increased presence of professional learning communities in schools and their use in replacing other forms of professional development. Traditional…

This study examined the effects of peer coaching on mathematics teaching practices and teacher beliefs about their capacity to have an impact on student learning. Twelve teachers in grades 3 and 6 participated in a brief but intensive professional development program over six months. The program focused on effective mathematics teaching strategies…

Teacher education and continuing professional development have become key areas of controversy in England since the period of school-sector restructuring following the 1988 Education Reform Act. More recently, teacher training and professional development have often been used to promote and reinforce a narrow focus on the government's…

An overview is presented of a three-year project aimed at helping Chinese language teachers in Taiwan refine ways that Chinese, an ideographic language that differs markedly from alphabetic English, is taught in primary schools. Guided by university staff in Taiwan, Hong Kong University and a Taiwanese non-government social enterprise, 20…