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Download full textPellow, Randall A.; Kuhns, Polly – 1992
Pennsylvania does not have a legislatively mandated program in place for assessing teacher education programs in institutions of higher education. This study was conducted to examine how Pennsylvania's public and private universities and colleges assess the quality of their teacher education programs. Deans and/or chairs of teacher education…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Admission Criteria, Education Majors, Educational Assessment
Miller, Michael T.; Casebeer, Arthur L. – 1990
This study examined alumni giving as related to undergraduate involvement, student housing, academic success, and satisfaction with the education received. Two hundred alumni donors from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's College of Education were surveyed, with a 70% response rate. The study found that alumni donors had not been as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alumni, College Housing, College Students
Horton, Daniel, Jr.; Summers, Jerry – 1984
A study compares the quantity, quality, and personal characteristics of teacher education candidates for the 1982-83 school year with the teacher education candidates for the 1971-72 and 1972-73 school years. Subjects included students of secondary education at Indiana State University (ISU) who had applied to student teach. Data for the study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Education Majors, Grade Point Average
Korth, Willard; Ferrero, Grace – 1983
An educational testing program at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), developed for juniors entering its school of education, evaluates their characteristics, the nature and extent of subject matter weaknesses, the need for and nature of remediation, and the relation of subject matter and basic skill achievement to success in methods…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Basic Skills, Education Majors, Educational Diagnosis
Davenport, Joseph, III; Davenport, Judith A. – 1984
This study explored the relationship between educational orientation and age, sex, and academic achievement. Subjects were undergraduate and graduate education students: 46 males and 67 females. The dependent variable, andragogical-pedagogical orientation, was measured by the Student Orientation Questionnaire (Christian, 1982). This instrument,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Andragogy, Education Majors, Educational Attitudes
Loadman, William E.; Holcomb, Zelda J. – 1984
A follow-up study of doctoral graduates from the College of Education at Ohio State University covered all graduates from Autumn, l978 through Autumn, l982 (N=636). A questionnaire obtained information on: (l) general educational background courses taken; (2) instructors; (3) advisor and advisory committee; (4) general examinations; (5)…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Career Development, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations
MASCHO, BETH V.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A STUDY OF SELECTION AND RETENTION OF CANDIDATES FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS WAS DESIGNED TO TEST AND IMPROVE THE SELECTION OF TEACHER CANDIDATES. THE 8-YEAR, CROSS SECTIONAL, LONGITUDINAL STUDY INVOLVED THREE MATCHED GROUPS (N-802) OF MATRICULATED FRESHMEN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJORS DURING THE 1957-60 PERIOD. SCORES ON 11…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission (School), Education Majors, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedPymn, Bridget; Noble, Trevor – Higher Education Review, 1987
A study of the effects of cuts in recruitment on the sex and class composition of students in British teacher education is reported. Trends in teacher training enrollments and trainees' socioeconomic status since 1962 are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Education Majors, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Peer reviewedDevlin, Marcia – Higher Education Research and Development, 1996
A study of 21 adult and 104 traditional-age undergraduate teacher education students at an Australian university found significant age differences in learning and study strategies, with mature students using more effective strategies more often. Significant correlations were found between students' strategies and their self-reported level of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Age Differences, College Students
Ganser, Tom – 1996
Exploring the beliefs and ideas that preservice and inservice teachers hold about themselves as teachers, the children they teach, and the setting in which they teach, contributes to a better understanding of how they frame teacher effectiveness and teacher efficacy. Participants in this study included preservice teachers enrolled in teacher…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Haberman, Martin; Delgadillo, Linda – 1993
The findings of two studies conducted with resident teachers participating in alternative teacher certification programs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are reported in three reports; a summary and two study reports. The role of the teacher in diagnosing the physical and learning disabilities of students is not clearly identified, but…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, Cooperation, Education Majors
Beal, Jack L.; And Others – 1982
In the fall of 1977, the College of Education of the University of Washington (Seattle) instituted a socio-ethnic course requirement for teacher certification candidates. To satisfy the requirement, candidates must successfully complete a course from each of two categories: Category A courses provide the student with a broad look at socio-ethnic…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Education Courses, Education Majors, Enrollment Trends
McAuliffe, Elizabeth A.; Trueblood, Cecil R. – 1986
Mathematics anxiety and its relationship to other constructs was studied in 138 preservice elementary and special education teachers. The students, primarily women, were enrolled in a variety of professional courses and field experiences. Five instruments were administered, their factor structures were determined, and intercorrelations among the…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Correlation, Education Majors
Dunn, Seamus; Morgan, Valerie – CORE, 1979
A demographic questionnaire was used to analyze personal, educational, and geographical characteristics of the 1977 recruits to teacher education programs in Ireland. In addition, their attitudes toward educational issues were investigated using the Survey of Opinions about Education and a newly-developed scale, Attitudes to Primary Education.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Background, Demography, Education Majors
Peer reviewedCannon, John Jr.; Jinks, Jerry – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Presents a study to assess scientific literacy of a group of students at a moderately sized midwestern university (n=90). Describes the methodology used to create a multiple-choice test field tested on 75 elementary preservice teachers. Outcomes indicate that achievement was not influenced by age, sex, high school size, or a possible future career…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, Education Majors, Elementary Education
