Proposes all prospective elementary and secondary teachers be required to take a special education course. Suggests the mainstreaming process could be facilitated by the regular teacher if s/he had a minimum of special education training. (AH)

The results of this survey include: course requirements in mathematics and education; nature of activities for preparation of teaching; availability of facilities for students; and strengths and problems of programs. (MK)

A survey of colleges and universities offering alternative career curricula for physical education majors is presented including the availability of programs, administrative control, the relationship of alternative career and teacher certification curricula, and the future of such programs. (JMF)

This proposal for a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program to be instituted at Texas A&M University includes a general statement about the program; description of the MAT degree; justification of the need for an MAT Program at Texas A&M University; an outline of the two program options (either noncertified personnel may become certified or…

This paper discusses the revision of the Elementary and Secondary Masters Degree Programs at Indiana University at South Bend. There were several reasons for revising the programs: (1) new faculty members with different orientations were eager to work on program development; (2) increasing graduate enrollments emphasized the need to take a closer…

The Department of English and the Department of Speech and Theatre at Kutztown (Pa.) State College, with the assistance of the Dean of Teacher Education and the Director of Placement, have developed a new program for the preparation of teachers in the disciplines of English, speech and theatre. The project was begun locally to provide graduates…

Describes the advantages and disadvantages of a college program that leads to both a degree in physics and a teacher's certificate. (MLH)

Describes the content of a one year post-degree program of science teacher education that utilizes flexible scheduling of required courses and integration of curriculum, methods, philosophical analysis, educational psychology and sociology. (AL)

A survey of the proposed reforms in teacher education recommended by Britain's controversial James Report. (Editor)

Critically examines the justifications for special preparation for teachers in two-year community colleges. Advocates a Ph.D. in biology which would recognize pedagogy as a necessary graduate student experience. (Author/AL)

More than 300 graduate reading programs in the United States and Canada are listed in this book. The programs are arranged alphabetically by state, with Canadian institutions listed separately. The programs within each state or province are then arranged alphabetically by institution. Each listing provides the name and address of the program…

Conclusions based on the replies of 22 schools in Kentucky as to course requirements in the training of secondary teachers of English are presented. The conclusions are: (1) 17 of the 22 schools require 36 or more semester hours for a major; (2) a 6-hour requirement in Freshman English is almost universal; (3) a requirement in Introduction to…