In Turkey, the profession orientation programs for elementary education students have a critical importance. In the aspect of profession orientation application, the least dealt population is unfortunately the elementary school students. In this study, the problems caused by insufficient orientation and guidance of profession for those students…

Research supported by a grant from the U.S. Office of Education. 1

This paper describes how the Georgia model program for preparing elementary teachers (ED 025 491) will appear to a student participant when the model has moved from conceptualization to reality. Various preprofessional phases are described in the nine sections: (1) Recruitment, of the high school senior; (2) Application and Admission, including…

Hypothesis suggested that due to class curricula differences, strong teaching career orientation would enhance upperclass student achievement but would hinder freshmen achievement. Results support hypothesis for freshmen, sophomores and juniors but not for seniors. (Author/CJ)

The purpose of this study was to investigate adult singing anxieties arising within the context of a music methods course. Participants were three female elementary education majors who reported suffering from anxiety related to singing. Anxiety toward singing was evidenced through observations and participants' descriptions of cognitive, somatic,…

This paper provides data on the cost of educating undergraduate elementary education students enrolled in the University of Georgia College of Education in 1967-68. Introductory sections describe review of the literature and procedures for determining unit cost through cost allocation based on the earned quarter hour of credit. Data, presented in…

This report from the University of Mississippi determined the personal characteristics of prospective teachers by the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) and compared these characteristics over a 4-year period. The freshman and senior year EPPS scores of 37 secondary education majors and 19 elementary education majors were statistically…

Discusses the benefits of early field experiences to elementary education majors. (SJL)

Interviews and surveys using the Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Inventory of (n=120) preservice elementary teachers' science teaching self-efficacy before and after planning and teaching a cooperative elementary science lesson at a local public school found evidence that early cooperative field experience had a positive influence on the…

The coupling of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act has placed a large number of students with disabilities into general education settings. The continued trend toward educating students with disabilities in inclusive settings mandates that teachers be prepared to work with all learners. General…

Analysis of episodes from a mathematics course for prospective elementary teachers run as a whole-class constructivist teaching experiment provides a detailed look at how classroom norms for mathematical justification were established given the prospective teachers' traditional expectations of school mathematics and the teacher's reform-oriented…

Responses of 145 preservice teachers to the Teacher Concerns Checklist were factor analyzed. Subjects' responses on 11 interpretable factors were compared to those of 52 inservice teachers (with 83.3 percent at the elementary school level) to determine whether some dimensions of teacher concerns differentiate between preservice and inservice…

This report is a descriptive analysis of prospective and working teachers, using data collected from college students in 1967, when they were freshmen, and in 1971. Only those completing their baccalaureate degrees by 1971 were included in this study, and focus was on those interested in teaching in elementary and secondary schools. The purpose of…

Two groups of education majors, enrolled in traditional and experimental methods courses, were compared in their knowledge of professional and general educational information, knowledge of the elementary school curriculum, classroom instructional behavior, and adaptability to changing classroom situations. The experimental methods course, prepared…