The purpose of this study was to understand the professional and personal experiences of female-identifying elementary music specialists within higher education. Specifically, this study sought to understand: (1) How do personal changes such as marriage and parenthood affect personal and professional lives, goals, and career trajectories for these…

Ongoing arts education issues for dance educators concern the role of elementary school classroom teachers as dance facilitators in their classrooms, the parameters of such a role, and whether or not university dance departments can prepare them to fill it. This article presents both the author's perspectives on meeting this challenge and the…

In examining their elementary teacher education program at James Madison University, from their mission to the curriculum and program delivery, the authors used the opportunity to focus explicitly on peace education. The mission and content of teacher education programs are determined largely by the faculty of the institutions of higher education…

Describes a study in which the Predicted Role Measure (PRM) was found to be a predictive instrument for separating preservice teachers into activity-centered and textbook-centered elementary science teachers. Using Cattell's 16-Personality Factor Questionnaire, a significant difference was also found between the personality profiles of the two…

Collected within this booklet are examples of incidents involving interactions of a teacher with students, other teachers, administrators, and parent-community. Used in teacher education programs, these examples can provide pre-service teachers with a realistic view of what to expect in the classroom. Suggestions for use in pre-service teacher…

Discusses how working with 10- and 11-year olds in a tutoring program revealed the tension between classroom routines and the repertoire teachers use to facilitate learning. Argues that developing a repertoire of educational approaches is necessary for creating meaningful learning experiences. Examines the implications of considering teaching as…

A teacher educator reflects on how her beliefs and practices about the facilitator's role in teacher education were shaped by participation in an elementary teachers' study group. Issues examined include sharing ideas and expertise, establishing credibility and shared vulnerability, negotiating personal and group agendas, and becoming a learning…

Teacher training programs should permit elementary teachers to specialize in either language arts/social studies or mathematics/science, and prepare them for employment in departmentalized teaching situations. Advantages of such an approach are discussed, as are changes that would be required both at the elementary school level and at teacher…

This article discusses issues resulting from the fact that a growing number of preservice teachers with disabilities are securing employment in regular elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms, offering strategies for preparing these individuals for the student teaching experience (preparation, orientation, and modification). (SM)

Inductive analyses of the journals of eight elementary, cooperating teachers revealed several consequences of having student teachers, including interruption of instruction, teacher displacement, disruption of classroom routine, breaking teachers' isolation, and shifting teachers' time and energy. (IAH)

Study investigated the development of elementary teachers' professional knowledge while involved in a qualitative research process. Teachers took the graduate course "Trends and Issues in Education" which involved them as researchers. They kept journals and recorded class sessions and individual conferences, discovering that as…

Role relationships among teachers, administrators, and university educators from five schools and one university in a three-year collaborative project were studied. A general progression from initial ambiguity regarding role definitions for all participants to a tentative consensus on the value of the importance of teacher leadership is noted.…

Student teachers can learn to reform teaching by working with experienced teachers struggling to be reformers. Two approaches are (1) critical dissonance, or incongruity between what students learn in college and what they experience in student teaching; and (2) collaborative resonance, or intensifying the influences of both experiences by linking…

Investigates 140 student teachers' perceptions of the characteristics or roles teachers use in fostering creativity of primary and secondary students. Finds that student teachers value primary teachers who exhibit pedagogical skills, creative and interpersonal disposition, and classroom management skills, and secondary teachers who have creative…

Teacher criticisms towards education courses were studied by comparing students' experiences in three different approaches to teacher education. Findings indicate that criticism was directed at symptoms rather than at causes. Integration of theory and practice at the teacher education level was given as a possible remedy. (DF)