This monographic series volume contains two separate monographs. "The Training of Student Teachers in Discovery Methods of Instruction and Learning," (John Heywood, Sarah Heywood) discusses the polarization of discovery learning and expository teaching. It describes a unit in the applied psychology of instruction, commonly known as…

The debate about what constitutes good teaching in the industrialized countries of the world tends to be carried over into the developing world without examining ways in which social and cultural contexts of the originating countries differ from those of the receiving ones. This study explores differences in perceptions of elementary education…

The clinical faculty role is a new role for supervising or cooperating teachers that has evolved in the Division of Teacher Education at Western New Mexico University, producing dramatic changes in the design of the student teaching field experience. Clinical faculty are master teachers who supervise student teachers during their field…

This publication provides a theoretical framework for a Finnish research project, "Effectiveness of Teacher Education." The collection of papers includes two parts. Part 1, "Approaches to Evaluation," offers: "Effectiveness of Teacher Education--A Theoretical Framework of Communicative Evaluation and the Design of a…

This paper describes "Methods of Integrating Technology in the Elementary Social Studies/Language Arts Classroom," a class at Northern Arizona State University with the purpose of assisting preservice teacher candidates in developing an understanding and appreciation of the many perspectives of the social studies, language acquisition in…

Five Illinois universities, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), and the Illinois Area IV Learning Technology Hub are collaborating in the Preparing Educators for the 21st Century Program" (PIE-21). This state-funded program focuses on providing preservice teachers, administrators, and teacher education faculty with…

This report examines the effectiveness of Texas' Centers for Professional Development of Teachers (CPDTs) in addressing diversity as part of educational excellence. The state board of education's five proficiencies for teachers provide the framework within which the report describes program characteristics. For each proficiency, the report…

This paper is further subtitled "Presentations of integrated units of instruction by interdisciplinary teams of pre-service teacher education students showcasing student-developed curriculum integration ideas." The units include the following: "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" (integrating Family and Consumer Sciences, Business, and Industrial…

This final report describes the activities and outcomes of a federally funded project that was designed to increase the availability of graduate level Essential Early Educators in Vermont who can: (1) provide integrated, family-centered, early childhood special education services to young children with disabilities and their families; (2) provide…

The three issues of the journal on second language teacher education include these articles: "We Need More and Different Flags" (Agnes Martin); "Dealing with Timetabling on Second Language Teacher Training Courses" (Craig Thaine); "Interview with Jill Florent"; "Haiku Idea" (Tim Hahn); "The Hidden…

Little has been studied or written about promising practices and programs that seek to train, recruit, and retain Latino and other minority teachers. This bibliography aids that research by providing educational scholars and practitioners with references to articles and books that have been written in the areas of assessment; certification;…

Offering new perspectives on community college faculty recruitment and training, and on the renewal of current faculty, this journal issue contains articles on preservice training, faculty development, and teacher improvement. The following 10 chapters are included: (1) "Quo Vadis: Staffing the People's College 2000," by Michael H. Parsons, which…

This study describes two phases of the planning of a professional development center for teaching and teacher education, utilizing a reflective and collaborative inquiry approach. Two themes guided the study: (1) the dissonance between teacher education and teaching; and (2) preparation of teachers to respond to the changing population of children…

In this handbook, information from research in education and psychology that has practical application in the classroom is used to help student teachers deal with some of the problems connected with classroom management, such as discipline and motivating students to learn. The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 is devoted to the beginnings…

In October 1986, the Tennessee State Board of Education adopted nine principles setting forth a framework for the design of an improved teacher education system in Tennessee and identifying major areas of responsibility for higher education institutions, local school systems, and the state. The principles include: (1) liberal arts preparation; (2)…