A 10-year trend of nationwide decreases in teacher preparation enrollments has been notable in physical education teacher education (PETE) programs. Many factors have been offered as an explanation for this drop, including the convenience of online options, a strained economy, political factors, and widespread "teacher bashing." This…

The American Association of Junior Colleges undertook a survey of 228 junior college administrators to assess the adequacy, as well as availability, of in-service professional development activities for staffs of 2-year institutions. The results indicated that there was a critical need for in-service programs at or near the 2-year institutions.…

Teacher training programs, graduate schools of education, and local school districts must work together to create a new, revitalized teaching corps. These efforts might include a five-year teacher preparation program, greater use of current teacher effectiveness research, stronger collaborative relationships, and improved professional continuing…

This monograph consists of five papers originating from a 1974 conference entitled, "Field-Based Teacher Education for the '80's." The first paper, "Public School-College Cooperation in the Field-Based Education of Teachers (FBTE)--A Historical Perspective," by James L. Slay, focuses on how the historical development of public school cooperation…

Examination of the educational backgrounds of faculty at the 10 top-ranked special education departments in colleges of education in the United States found a high degree of linkage, as 60% of faculty had graduated from one of these schools. Results suggest that these programs hire one another's graduates, thus helping programs maintain and…

Project CLASS (Coordinated Learning Activities for School Staff) provides a vehicle for local school systems, colleges, and universities to join together in the identification of teacher training and inservice needs and the development and execution of graduate studies and/or staff development programs designed to meet those needs. This document…

Due to concern for the development of relevant graduate preparation of community college professional personnel, the Portland Metropolitan Area Adult Education Council coordinated the establishment of the Community College Doctoral Task Force Committee to develop a proposal for a Portland-based community college doctoral degree. The doctoral…

THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COOPERATIVE COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAM, THE AUGMENTATION OF A PAID FOURTH-YEAR INTERNSHIP APPROACH IN A TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM WAS EXPLORED. STEPS INCLUDED--(1) INVOLVEMENT OF THE FACULTY IN AN EVALUATION OF THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM AND THE COLLEGE CURRICULUM, (2) CHANGING WEEKLY SCHEDULES AND THE…

This volume presents 64 abstracts of keynote and parallel paper presentations of the Irish National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning's (NAIRTL) conference on the theme of flexible learning. The Flexible Learning conference was a joint initiative by NAIRTL and the Learning Innovation Network. The keynote presentations can…

This series of documents contains performance scoring information for 2004-2005 for individual institutions of higher education in South Carolina. This information is used in establishing 2005-2006 fiscal year allocations. Data includes: (1) Degrees Awarded; (2) Enrollment; (3) Average SAT score; (4) Faculty; (5) Tuition; and (6) Financial…

This series of documents contains performance scoring information for 2004-2005 for individual institutions of higher education in South Carolina. This information is used in establishing 2005-2006 fiscal year allocations. Data includes: (1) Degrees Awarded; (2) Enrollment; (3) Average SAT score; (4) Faculty; (5) Tuition; and (6) Financial…

This series of documents contains performance scoring information for 2004-2005 for individual institutions of higher education in South Carolina. This information is used in establishing 2005-2006 fiscal year allocations. Data includes: (1) Degrees Awarded; (2) Enrollment; (3) Average SAT score; (4) Faculty; (5) Tuition; and (6) Financial…

This series of documents contains performance scoring information for 2004-2005 for individual institutions of higher education in South Carolina. This information is used in establishing 2005-2006 fiscal year allocations. Data includes: (1) Degrees Awarded; (2) Enrollment; (3) Average SAT score; (4) Faculty; (5) Tuition; and (6) Financial…

This series of documents contains performance scoring information for 2004-2005 for individual institutions of higher education in South Carolina. This information is used in establishing 2005-2006 fiscal year allocations. Data includes: (1) Degrees Awarded; (2) Enrollment; (3) Average SAT score; (4) Faculty; (5) Tuition; and (6) Financial…