This study of teacher leadership in first-year teachers included the following data sources: survey, follow-up telephone interviews, and teacher leader essays. Fifteen novice teachers responded to the survey, while three participated in follow-up interviews. Results suggest ideas of teacher leadership change from pre-service years to the end of…

This study was conducted in order to assess the level of assistive technology knowledge and skills among general education majors in a southwestern university. Eighty-five pre-service teachers were recruited for the study. These consisted of student teachers, practicum students, and individuals working toward licensure. A questionnaire was…

Technology integration is an approach which has been stressed in higher education in the USA for several decades. Many colleges and universities now offer online courses and encourage faculty to incorporate technology into courses. Technology integration in teacher education courses is particularly important. In general, pre-service teachers are…

THE COORDINATED EFFORTS OF A TEAM OF EDUCATORS FROM THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, AND PERSONNEL AT FOUR SCHOOLS IN THE BLOOMINGTON METROPOLITAN SYSTEM TO PROVIDE TEACHER AIDE EXPERIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJORS AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TEACHING PROGRAM THROUGH CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS, WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL PUPILS, SMALL-GROUP…

This study concerning student teachers' evaluation of their preparation for student teaching follows research on student teachers' perceptions of the most pressing problems encountered during student teaching. The first study identified a list of commonly encountered problems for a variety of teaching situations. In the second study, each of 113…

The purpose of this study was to investigate changes during teacher training in students' anxiety, attitude, concerns, and confidence about becoming a teacher and the relationships between these changes and selected student characteristics. The subjects were comprised of three groups of students (N-581) at three stages of their teacher…

A study was conducted to identify the concerns of vocational teacher education students (non-teaching concerns and teaching concerns). The population for this study consisted of approximately 225 vocational education students (agricultural, business, distributive, home economics, industrial, and vocational-industrial education) enrolled in either…

Teacher education students have favorable attitudes toward their professional preparation. Two groups of students were given affective domain tests before and after student teaching. Results showed less favorable attitudes toward children and school work after student teaching. (Author)

Eighty-one student teachers in four classes were randomly assigned to one of three groups to test the effectiveness of brief training in time management techniques. The first group, a control, received no training. Experimental Group 1 received basic training in time management by reading a book and attending a presentation on the subject while…

To determine whether teacher training has a predictable and desirable impact on the affective attributes of prospective teachers, measures of anxiety, attitude, concerns, and confidence about teaching were administered to 153 prospective teachers at the beginning of training and after student teaching. Implications for teacher training are…

Describes a cross-cultural teacher-education project in Saskatchewan, Canada, in which a teacher team mentors a group of upper-level education students working in multicultural classrooms. Observes that the evolving participant structures of the research move beyond those in the initially proposed mentorship model. (DSK)

In a study of the personalities of preservice teachers, Cattell's 16 Personality Factor (PF) Questionnaire was administered to 2,225 applicants to the College of Education of the University of Akron (Ohio). Data were analyzed by gender and by year of application (Year 1, 2, or 3). Results indicated that at the primary factor level, personality…

This study evaluated attitude changes in student teachers placed in differing types of internship situations. Results indicated tendencies to become more concealing and controlling. There were significant differences between team teaching and more traditional approaches. The study supports calls for new experimental teacher education programs.…

Teachers are being faced with increasingly complex ethical decisions. This study was conducted to identify and compare the levels of moral development and ethical decision-making processes of entry level teacher education students and exit level student teachers by examining their corresponding stages of moral development and the factors which…

Research data on field experience supervision of student teachers indicate a need for more critical analysis of the interrelationships among student teacher, cooperating teacher, and university supervisor. Statistical research does not measure subtle changes in preservice teachers or the supervisory practices that may have influenced the changes.…