The problems of relevance and integration of professional and liberal arts studies in inner-city teacher education were the bases of a 1969 pilot project which replaced formal education courses with field experiences and weekly seminars (emphasizing behavioral objectives) and which altered admission and course requirements so that 50 percent of…

Central Missouri State College was awarded the distinguished achievement award for its development and implementation of an education program for prospective teachers of the culturally different child. Recognition awards were also given to Dominican College of San Rafael for its creative effort to meet both the letter and spirit of new California…

Four widely varying presentations concerning inner city media utilization and training programs" are highlighted. (Author/AA)

In the foreword and preface to this lecture Margaret Lindsey, Columbia University Teachers College, reviews the contributions of Florence B. Stratemeyer to the field of student teaching, and Normand R. Bernier, University of Wisconsin, sketches the social and political turmoil forming the context for ferment in teacher education. The three parts…

Many European American pre-service special education teachers participate in activities and coursework to prepare them to engage with diverse students in urban settings. This qualitative study explores the experience of two teacher candidates taking part in one such program. Specifically, the interactions and perceptions of the participants' first…

Describes a unique project in which a teacher educator led a seminar and worked individually with seven student teachers (who were placed in urban secondary schools but who lacked any formal urban teacher training) to help them survive their urban experiences and begin the process of becoming effective urban secondary school teachers. (SR)

This paper examines the process of establishing and sustaining content-focused technology inquiry groups, a teacher professional development model where groups of teachers with similar content and grade areas identify problems of practice and inquire into technology-supported solutions. Through a longitudinal case study of an urban arts-humanities…

Studied the Massachusetts Signing Bonus Program for New Teachers, a teacher recruitment program. Findings for 4 years show many failings of the program, which has produced relatively few urban teachers with low rates of teacher retention. (SLD)

Teachers, programs, and facilities suitable to the special needs and potentialities of inner city youngsters must be provided. (Author/MK)

This evaluation of the Urban Staff Development Laboratory Graduate Program consists of seven sections: a) background of the project, b) program description, c) presentation of program objectives and assessment of their accomplishment, d) achievement data on students enrolled in the program, e) psychological education as it relates to the…

Two pre-service science teacher education programs, one (project) utilizing classroom experience in urban and suburban schools prior to student teaching and the other (non-project) based on methods courses and other university courses with little early classroom experience before student teaching were compared by administering questionnaires and…

The Peoria Teacher Education Program is a community-based program designed for teacher trainees planning to teach in urban secondary schools, especially those from small towns. (Authors/JA)

Identifies abilities needed for urban teaching and calls for stricter screening of incoming students by schools of education. (RT)