The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) study on teacher education is divided into four sections; (1) placing the problem of the ongoing need for teachers in perspective; (2) policy recommendations to the IBHE on relevant aspects of teacher education; (3) the rationale for recommendations made to the IBHE; (4) ideas and programs that could…

The reports of Working Committees 1 and 2 of the 1974 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages focus on teacher training for and implementation of student-centered foreign language programs. These two reports are divided into chapters on: (1) preservice, inservice, and self-service teacher training; (2) program implementation; (3)…

The introductory note to this bibliography explains the reasons for the existence of community college teacher preparation programs, how these programs are generated and operated, and sketches three possible alternative program models which are reflected in the literature. The Cosmetic Approach would supplement disciplinary preparation with…

Selected papers from the conference on changing patterns of professional preparation and services in special education held in San Diego, California (March 9-11, 1970), contain topics of teacher assessment of students, by Wayne Lance, and educational services based on learning characteristics of pupils, by William Hall. Also included are Joseph…

This survey of teacher training programs and teacher attitudes, made in the fall of 1969, considers two broad areas of interest. One part was prepared to obtain information regarding foreign language teacher training programs and practices at colleges and universities in California. An opinionnaire, completed by 934 California language teachers,…

A detailed statement of ideas expressed during and after a UNESCO Consultation on Computer-Assisted Instruction (March 16-19, 1970) prepared for the information of UNESCO experts is presented in this report. After an overview of the report, a brief section which reviews some of the remarks made by the experts about computers, educational…

This report gives an overview of History Education Project (HEP) operational structure and a summary of activities of its 13 regional teams. HEP is committed to the improvement of history education and to the training of history teachers for all educational levels. Some goals are to: 1) define objectives of history instruction; 2) identify, across…

This statement attempts to establish standards for the selection, preparation, and assignment of elementary and secondary social studies teachers. It indicates the responsibilities of the teacher in guiding the teacher-learning process, and in the relationships which the teacher has with students, the community, and the profession. It sets forth…

This manual, to be used in conjunction with 10 demonstration films on the teaching of German in introductory college courses, serves as a guide to the objectives and teaching techniques illustrated in each of the films. The films demonstrate to future teachers of German workable teaching techniques designed to produce specific competencies and…

The focus of this guide is on training those who are already teachers to work in the adult education field. Discussions are presented of the following points: Teachers Are Made--Not Born; What Is So Different about Teaching Adults; Setting the Goals for Teacher Training; Getting Underway with Planning; What Is a Training Design?; Where to Go from…

The 35 papers presented at the 1965 International Conference on the Teaching of English, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English of the United States and the National Association for the Teaching of English of Great Britain, are collected in this volume. In the first section, the aims and purposes of teaching English in the United…

A 4-day institute attended by 21 persons representing vocational education, general education, and state and federal government was held to review the state of the art in vocational teacher education. Discussion activities centered around state of the art papers, and this book contains these chapters based on revisions of the major papers: (1)…

The State plans for professional staff development and training presented in this publication are those developed over a two-year period by eight Southeastern states participating in a cooperative regional project. The plans are indicative of the progress toward building institutionalized systems for training adult basic education personnel within…

This final report discloses findings of a survey team composed of fifteen historians and social studies specialists on 1965 NDEA institutes in history. An attempt is made to identify the nature of a summer institute and how it differs from regular teacher education. Objectives include answering three questions: 1) What kind of teachers attended…

Authoritarianism is a negative factor in learning as well as a social problem. If teachers can be trained to counter authoritarianism, they can begin to break the vicious circle of people growing up in an authoritarian culture, becoming authoritarian themselves, and molding their institutions and overall behaviors in an authoritarian fashion. This…