A study was done in which preservice education teachers were randomly assigned to a group approach to human relations training, a traditional approach, or a control group. The group approach was designed to develop group cohesiveness. Both group and traditional approaches had greater scores on empathic responding than the control group had. (JN)

Experienced and preservice teachers agreed about the importance of the school psychologist and the appropriateness of referral problems. Analysis of ratings revealed that experienced teachers had a more negative opinion of the school psychologist's functioning when compared to their novice counterparts. (Author)

The attitude a new teacher holds reflects the level at which the teacher teaches more than the kind of program completed as a student. Results found no relationship between teacher attitude and employment status, sex, satisfaction with teaching, and long-range teaching plans. (Author)

This article reports results of a comparative study of 332 undergraduate teacher education students and 382 experienced classroom teachers. Teaching beliefs and orientations are compared and contrasted. Also examined are the relationship between years of classroom experience and teachers' opinions and beliefs about teaching. (IAH)

Developed scale to measure attitudes toward inclusive education, in which disabled students are responsibility of regular teacher supported by specialists. Administered scale to 301 elementary and secondary teachers and to 144 undergraduate elementary education majors. Analysis yielded four discrete dimensions of inclusive education with…

Studied the impact of urban-based field experience on the attitudes of 75 elementary-education majors. The effects of the field experience were generally positive, with 55% of the urban placement group indicating that they were inclined to pursue inner-city teaching, compared to 20% of the suburban placement group of 101 students. (SLD)

In promoting integration of exceptional children into regular classes, much emphasis has been placed on inservice and preservice preparation of teachers to develop skills and attitudes conducive to implementation of mainstreaming. Review of the literature indicated that structured inservice education programs were usually effective in providing…

A study tested the general proposition that, although professors of education courses possess knowledge concerning the concepts of creativity, little of that knowledge is passed on to undergraduate students. Ten colleges and universities in Washington and Idaho with teacher education programs were selected for the study. A total of 62 teacher…

Three questions were addressed in this study: 1) What are the levels of relationships among level of moral development, attitudes toward teaching and role specific self-concept in a group of entering teacher education candidates? 2) What differences exist between elementary and secondary candidates in areas of moral development, teacher attitudes…

This study found that following an educational philosophy course, attitudes of prospective teachers more closely resembled those of experienced teachers. The population used in the study consisted of 240 students taking the course "Principles of Secondary Education" at Stout State University and 84 experienced teachers who had attended…

This article reports a survey of Bachelor of Science in Education Degree graduates in industrial technology education from The Ohio State University. The program is described first. Then responses of former students are presented and analyzed. (Author/CT)

A teacher education program implemented by Eastern New Mexico University helps prepare future teachers in the use of multicultural strategies. Examples of how this program was prepared include a statement of philosophy, teaching strategies, parent/teacher conferences, multicultural curriculum development, and assessment criteria. (DF)

Assessed attitudes of pre- and in-service regular and special educators (N=48) toward teaching special-needs pupils via changes in pulse and skin temperature and with self-report. The self-report data were contradicted by the physiological evidence, which indicated that preservice perceived teaching the handicapped child to be more stressful.…

A longitudinal study looked at selected student-teacher characteristics (role perception, commitment, work satisfaction) and the extent of change in them during transition to beginning teacher. Contrary to expectations, the data showed considerable stability, calling into question theories of new teachers'"reality shock." (MSE)