Expresses concern that higher education teaches subject matter thoroughly at the expense of teaching method. Finds the opposite to be true of graduates of teacher training institutes. Sees these students' strengths as teaching methodology and understanding of children, not their subject matter. Urges development of experimental proving grounds in…

Examines the reorganization of teacher training in the USSR. Maintains that the teacher is the central figure in the educational system. Discusses the role of the teacher in modern societies, and assesses teacher education, including curriculum methods and educational theory. Considers the future role of teachers and teacher education. (RW)