Goodlad discusses his comprehensive plan for reforming undergraduate teacher education, abolishing state-mandated courses, instituting state examinations modeled after law and medicine exams, and creating unified faculty groups devoting primary attention to teacher education. First, some basic changes in organization, student-teacher placement and…

The selection of supervision models from the point of view of practitioners has become overwhelming, especially within the contextual forces of a school or school system. The purpose of this study was to use multidimensional scaling (MDS) to describe four theoretical models of teacher supervision (clinical, artistic, technical, and reflective)…

The principal's role in the process of inducting student teachers is important. This paper functions as a guide to show principals how they can facilitate positive student teacher experience by working to minimize problems. Initially the principal should review district policy with the student teacher, introduce the student teacher to key…

The Teacher Induction Experience, initiated by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1974, is a planned sequence of practical experiences directed by a team of professionals who assist and support the first-year teacher in becoming an effective, competent member of the profession. The program addresses the need to prepare quality career…

THE SECTION MEETING WAS CONCERNED WITH THE ROLE OF THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPECIALIST IN THE COMMUNITY AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON FOREIGN CULTURES AND PROBLEMS OF PUPILS FROM NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING HOMES, AND AS A HELP TO THE BEGINNING TEACHER IN EXPLAINING DISTRICT RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND ELECTRONIC AIDS. SUGGESTIONS FOR HELPING THE BEGINNING…

THIS VOLUME OF PROCEEDINGS ON "INNOVATION IN TEACHER EDUCATION" CONTAINS PAPERS ON (1) "TEACHER EDUCATION IN PERSPECTIVE," (2) "STATE AND NATIONAL FORCES AFFECTING TEACHER EDUCATION," AND (3) "THE CLINICAL PROFESSORSHIP AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCES." A DIGEST OF THE CONFERENCE'S PROCEEDINGS IS LISTED UNDER THE…

Articles is this issue represent the substantive content of a series of 25 workshops sponsored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). The four major articles discuss innovative models based on four approaches for improving teacher performance: (1) "Interaction Analysis" by Edmund J. Amidon, San Francisco State…

This study attempted to ascertain how adequately student teachers are supervised by college supervisors and supervising teachers. Questions to be answered were as follows: a) How do student teachers rate the adequacy of supervision given them by college supervisors and supervising teachers? and b) Are there significant differences between ratings…

Discusses ways in which teacher supervision and observation can help teachers to explore and see teaching as a process through such methods as taping and transcribing class activities, grouping tape or transcription excerpts, arriving at a common language to discuss them, and making multiple interpretations about them. (Author/CB)

Reviews some developments in psychoanalysis that related directly to supervision and are relevant for clinical supervision in schools. Shows how recent theoretical advances in psychoanalysis can help supervisors better understand the nature of teaching and guide their own relationships with teachers. (MLF)

Reviews Douglas McGregor's "Theory X" and "Theory Y" views of teacher supervision. Concludes that supervisors need to understand the personal belief systems of the teachers they are supervising. (FL)

Uses the 19 postulates from "Teachers for Our Nation's Schools" (Goodlad, 1991) as a framework to assess Montessori teacher education and discuss potential strengths, areas for growth and development, and directions for further study. Areas discussed include core staff, curriculum, programs, and collaboration between teacher education programs and…

This slide-tape presentation, with accompanying manuscript, describes the physical make-up and the functions of a teacher education center. According to the presentation, a teacher education center is a cluster of two or three geographically contiguous elementary or secondary schools. It is administered by a coordinator who is selected jointly by…

The eight papers in this volume are concerned with recent thinking and research in supervision with emphasis on the role of the supervisor as a change agent in schools. "Helping Teachers Change" by James B. Macdonald suggests supervisory dilemmas which pose philosophical and ethical questions. Two papers deal with the psychological mechanisms…

This document is a collection of 10 papers on home economics teacher education. The preface indicates that the theme "state-of-the-art" does not provide for statements of status or comparisons to other segments of teacher education or home economics. It is stated that the purpose of this collection is to dispel the notion that teacher education…