A six-stage sequence of teacher concerns is briefly summarized with appropriate related course content indicated for each concern stage. The sequence is based on previous research. A chart includes 1) covert concerns of prospective teachers, 2) developmental tasks associated with each concern, and 3) sample educational psychology course content…

Comparison of 1976 and 1986 education majors' values and teacher educators' values revealed that, although the student groups remained remarkably consistent across the ten-year span, they differed significantly from teacher educators in various key areas important to the teaching profession. (CB)

Explored student teachers' perceptions of humanistic education in light of their own home, school, and university experiences. Data from 70 4th-year education students strongly endorsed humanistic education. Responses to some items, however, suggest that respondents did not understand the philosophical/conceptual basis of humanistic education.…

A 1984 sample of teachers, teachers-in-training, and nonteachers in Victoria, Australia, were compared to a 1990 sample in terms of attitudes toward integration of students with disabilities. Results indicated that after six years of experience with an integration policy, teachers' attitudes were more positive. (Author/JDD)

Profiles those who enter the profession of education and identifies factors motivating them to consider teaching as a career. Finds that future teachers "wanting to make a difference in their lives and the lives of their students" and that low pay and doubts about oral communication skills are major concerns. (DMM)

Sixty-four undergraduate teacher education majors enrolled at the University of Illinois were subjects in this study to determine the effect of various types of student stimuli on teacher response quality as measured by a five point scale for the measurement of empathic understanding developed by Carkhuff. More specifically, the study investigated…

Supports the hypothesis that psychologically androgynous individuals might be more likely to base teaching level choice upon individual preference without regard for its stereotype. Data collected from preservice teachers showed that, while feminine females were more apt to choose elementary teaching, masculine males were more apt to choose…

Discusses the priorities that second-year education students hold for primary mathematics content and student learning. Reflects upon the mathematics subjects within the context of current research and mathematics curriculum policy and inferences about education students' beliefs. (Author/KHR)

Investigated extent to which information within context of regular coursework affects acceptability ratings by prospective teachers of four behavioral interventions (differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviors, home-based reinforcement, ignoring, time-out). Prelecture acceptability ratings showed no differences between experimental…

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…

An ethnographic study of preservice teachers' professional perspectives indicated how important ethnographic methods are to study the complex process of teacher socialization. The article describes how preservice teachers create a practical philosophy of teaching and examines the psycho-social dynamics that underlie the development of professional…

Examines the effects of contextual and individual factors on attitudes toward bullying among prospective teachers. Results reveal a significant main effect of the contextual factors on which acts were labeled as bullying; the perceived seriousness of bullying; and the likelihood of intervention. Analysis reveals type of aggression, witnessing the…

The Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI) consists of 150 items in its original form. For practical and economical reasons, seven shorter versions formed from the 150 items and based on previous studies were tested on their validity and discrimination value. Responses of 90 teacher trainees, who in 1982 were enrolled at the Institute of…

A study investigated the relationship of traits measured by the California F Scale (a measure of anti-democratic attitudes) with changes in attitudes as measured by the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI) during a one-semester course of educational psychology. A 2 x 2 factorial design was used, classifying 132 sophomore education students…