Author offered his perception and the progress to date and his opinion of the significance of the report of the Reform of Intermediate and Secondary Education Commission. (Author/RK)

Professional development of faculty is discussed in this position paper. Chapters cover the need for faculty development, kinds of reform, teaching as a performing art, knowledge about learning, training future professors, campus programs on teaching, the role of experts, evaluation, grants for teaching, intellectual mobility, mid-career…

Evidence seems to support the notion that science education has been reacting to waves of forces, not acting to provide leadership where needed. Science educators must begin to figure out what makes the school function--what, how, and why--and then try to influence the master teachers and others within the school. (Author/RK)

In an interview, Bruce Joyce discusses the value of peer coaching and how it can be used effectively to train and develop teachers. (MD)

Praises David Kearns' education recovery plan for acknowledging the plight of ill-served low income children, assigning an appropriate federal role, and attempting to spark debate among presidential candidates. Anticipates criticisms (blaming schools for putting the nation at economic risk, puzzling contradictions concerning school choice and…

Extended programs are likely to reduce the quality and quantity of teachers and probably will not improve teacher performance. Because the risks of extended programs are great and the benefits uncertain, other strategies for improving teacher education should be explored more aggressively. (Author/LHW)

Critiques the position that extended teacher preparation programs are likely to reduce the quality and quantity of teachers and unlikely to improve teacher performance. That position is driven entirely by cost consideration at the expense of any discussion about value. (LHW)

The authors discuss recent reports concerning vocational education teachers and teacher quality in general, including "The Unfinished Agenda,""Tomorrow's Teachers,""A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century." Trends in vocational teacher education are discussed and solutions for reversing negative trends are…

Brown University has engaged in a series of interrelated collaborative efforts with local schools and schools across the country. The three programs, which differ considerably in their immediate aims and constituencies, are described. Issues of such partnerships are discussed. (Author/MT)

Identifies "universal" themes of educational reform reports: improved teacher salaries/teacher quality; more traditional curricula with higher percentage of required courses; higher achievement standards; improved discipline; and stronger school-business ties. Criticizes reports for not tackling problems of principal-teacher authority…

In this monograph, the authors describe Connecticut's long-term efforts to implement a comprehensive set of teaching quality policies to support improved student learning. The authors begin by describing the 15-year evolution of policies designed to recruit, prepare, and support teachers, while also creating greater accountability for the…

Organizational change in educational systems' research has provided valuable lessons that address the improvement of schools. School-improvement programs specifically target schools with underachieving and high-poverty populations of students with the intention of improving educational inequities. While these and other current reform initiatives…

Results are presented from an exploratory study considering a comparison of NSF-funded professional development programs for inservice teachers related to mathematics education reforms of the 60s and the 90s. The research involved: identification of differences and commonalities existing between professional development programs for inservice…

One of our eight national education goals is that by the year 2000, U.S. students will be first in the world in mathematics and science achievement. The Third International Mathematics and Science Study results have shown that we are far away from attaining this goal. This article highlights the need to reform a teacher preparation program in…

Provided herein are seven papers presented at the ninth annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Teaching in January 1919. Papers focused on the theme of training teachers of agriculture and included: (1) Training teachers after employment (R. W. Stimson); (2) Improvement of teachers in service (J. T.…