Suggestions are given for changes in methods courses, emphasizing the social sciences rather than history. (SP)

Elaborates on 27 years of teaching methods courses. Four models addressed are the normal school, generic, single method, and inspirational. Argues that educational philosophy has a place in undergraduate teacher education. (JOW)

A random sample of 167 secondary special and general educators who taught math to students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) and learning disabilities (LD) responded to a mail survey. The survey examined teacher perceptions of (a) definition of math; (b) familiarity with course topics; (c) effectiveness of methods courses; (d)…

This study explored the dynamics of power relationships in secondary science methods courses taught at an urban university in Southern California for credential candidates. Data collection extended over 10 academic semesters. Employing frameworks of power, self-study, and critical pedagogy, the study analyzes the multifaceted and intricate roads…

This syllabus for an 11-unit course of instruction is designed to prepare effective junior college teachers, counselors, and administrators, though its content can be generalized to all institutions concerned with systematic approaches to instruction. The specification of instructional objectives in terms of observable (and thus evaluable) student…

Compared were teachers classified into one of four categories depending on the type of training they received in the usage of "Science-A Process Approach.""Lead" teachers received special workshop training and then taught inservice courses to other teachers who were subsequently categorized as "Inservice" teachers.…

This project had two purposes: 1) to develop a model having sequential, reasonable, and valid task specifications in terms of behavioral objectives through which education majors could be prepared for their initial classroom teaching experiences in secondary schools; and 2) to provide a common framework to coordinate the methods program of several…

A paper, presented at a workshop on "Teachers Writing" at the 1976 Conference on English Education, which describes an English methods course that involves students in writing autobiographies. (DD)

Presents the procedures, findings, and conclusions of a study designed to determine the relationship between (1) achievement of specific teaching competencies, (2) change in attitude and the type of treatment such as type of practice, grade level, and feedback. Subjects were 31 pre-service students enrolled in the science methods course in…

A paper presented at annual Conference on English Education (7th, Syracuse, N.Y., March 29, 1969). (RD)