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McKinney, C. Warren; And Others – 1988
Evidence that elementary school children possess inadequate economic knowledge is presented, and four arguments are outlined for the importance of economics education in the public schools: (1) economic knowledge is essential to civic duty in a democracy; (2) economic knowledge is important when individuals attempt to function rationally in a…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Education Majors, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
Pacific Rim Association for Higher Education. – 1981
Proceedings of the Pacific Rim Association for Higher Education 1981 conference are summarized. Authors and the summarized papers are as follows: "Maintaining Quality in Troubled Times: The University Perspective" (George M. Beckmann); "Maintaining Quality in Troubled Times: The Community College Perspective" (Don A. Morgan);…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Education Majors
Korth, Willard; Ferrero, Grace – 1983
An educational testing program at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), developed for juniors entering its school of education, evaluates their characteristics, the nature and extent of subject matter weaknesses, the need for and nature of remediation, and the relation of subject matter and basic skill achievement to success in methods…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Basic Skills, Education Majors, Educational Diagnosis
Davenport, Joseph, III; Davenport, Judith A. – 1984
This study explored the relationship between educational orientation and age, sex, and academic achievement. Subjects were undergraduate and graduate education students: 46 males and 67 females. The dependent variable, andragogical-pedagogical orientation, was measured by the Student Orientation Questionnaire (Christian, 1982). This instrument,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Andragogy, Education Majors, Educational Attitudes
Loadman, William E.; Holcomb, Zelda J. – 1984
A follow-up study of doctoral graduates from the College of Education at Ohio State University covered all graduates from Autumn, l978 through Autumn, l982 (N=636). A questionnaire obtained information on: (l) general educational background courses taken; (2) instructors; (3) advisor and advisory committee; (4) general examinations; (5)…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Career Development, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations
Blue, Terry W. – 1978
The purpose of this presentation is to investigate both the liberal arts tradition and the preparation of teachers in colleges and universities committed to following that tradition. Historically, liberal education has addressed itself to the task of determining and clarifying human needs and values. The major goal of education, as defined in this…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum Design, Education Majors

Byxbee, William E. – 1976
The Master of Arts programs in Human Development and Education at Saint Mary's College (Minnesota) arose in response to a need felt by many involved in the helping professions for a nontraditional approach to graduate education. The program is designed to develop competence in understanding one's own growth as well as that of others with whom the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Education Majors, Educational Innovation, Flexible Scheduling
Stanford, Ronnie L.; Crew, Adolph B. – 1981
A description is given of a course for secondary education majors that is required in the sophomore year. The course combines techniques from microteaching and interaction analysis. A period of clinical experience is included, offering an opportunity for students to observe secondary teachers while acting as teacher aides. They thus became…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Education Majors
MASCHO, BETH V.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A STUDY OF SELECTION AND RETENTION OF CANDIDATES FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS WAS DESIGNED TO TEST AND IMPROVE THE SELECTION OF TEACHER CANDIDATES. THE 8-YEAR, CROSS SECTIONAL, LONGITUDINAL STUDY INVOLVED THREE MATCHED GROUPS (N-802) OF MATRICULATED FRESHMEN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJORS DURING THE 1957-60 PERIOD. SCORES ON 11…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission (School), Education Majors, Elementary Education
LaConte, Ronald; LaConte, Christine – Leaflet, 1970
Since 1968, undergraduate education majors entering their senior year at the University of Connecticut have participated in a 7-week summer program in Great Britain, visiting a wide variety of schools, serving as teacher aides in urban and rural elementary classrooms, partaking in weekly seminars and field trips, and living in the homes of British…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Students, Comparative Education, Cultural Exchange
Peck, Darrell James – 1969
In this study, English departments in colleges affiliated with the United Presbyterian Church (USA) were surveyed to determine the opinions of departmental chairmen on matters of faculty responsibility and training, required English courses, English programs for future English teachers and liberal arts English majors, and the general role played…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College English, College Faculty, College Language Programs
Tapper, Ethel W.; Fuller, Donald A. – 1969
A two-semester internship program using prospective secondary English teachers as assistants in the teaching of college freshman English classes was instituted at Aurora College, Illinois. The program tested the assumption that prospective teachers with internship experience would perform better during their student-teaching semester than those…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Education Majors, English Instruction, Master Teachers
Pearson, Justus R., Jr.; Reese, James Robert – 1969
A 2-year national study of the preparation of prospective English and linguistics secondary school teachers was conducted to determine current opinions on the present preparation of English teachers, ways of improving this preparation, and methods to pedagogically order and present linguistic material. Data were gathered and tabulated from (1) a…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Curriculum Evaluation, Education Majors, English Education
Honeycutt, Joan K. – 1974
Research was conducted to determine the effectiveness of computer-managed instruction (CMI) as an aid to the mastery of factual content, as compared to the method of frequent, pre-announced quizzes. One section of an undergraduate education course received conventional instruction along with quizzes; another section used a CMI program whose major…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Education Majors
Dodd, Carol Ann – 1975
This study explores a technique for evaluating teacher education programs in terms of teaching competencies, as applied to the Indiana University Mathematics Methods Program (MMP). The evaluation procedures formulated for the study include a process product design in combination with a modification of Pophan's performance test paradigm and Gage's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competency Based Teacher Education, Education Majors, Educational Research