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

Describes the origin and evolution of the P-16 movement in education, which is based on the premise that all education, from preschool through college, ought to function as an integrated system. Describes some of the issues likely to affect the movement and the progress of urban universities over the next few years. (SLD)

Analyzes why teachers leave urban schools and their subsequent employment, using the questionnaire responses of 50 of the 124 teachers who left the Milwaukee (Wisconsin) public schools in 1988. Finds that 90 percent of the "leavers" find teaching jobs in other schools. Suggests how the problems cited by the leavers could be ameliorated.…

Explores the relevance of environmental education in modern society, focusing on urban areas. Environmental education can enable a relevant and fulfilling education within a community-specific environment. Properly conceptualized, environmental education has much to offer all communities. (SLD)

Explores the impact of grantseeking on urban public school teachers, examining how it introduced them to the central tenets of the privatization movement, discussing how specific assumptions about urban teachers have influenced the development of grant competition, and describing the exclusion of minority teachers. A case history illustrates the…

This article draws upon and integrates a number of distinct but overlapping areas of inquiry in the literature on teaching: teacher inquiry, reflective practice, spirituality and education, and contemplative practice. In it, we examine the implementation of a particular phenomenological form of teacher inquiry, the Descriptive Review, in an urban…

Eric Hanushek and Steven Rivkin examine how salary and working conditions affect the quality of instruction in the classroom. The wages of teachers relative to those of other college graduates have fallen steadily since 1940. Today, average wages differ little, however, between urban and suburban districts. In some metropolitan areas urban…

The word "attitude" has different meanings. While some educators wish their students had less attitude, others are looking for ways to help students develop the kind of questioning, critical attitude that will allow them to interrogate and rethink what they already know or take for granted. This article describes a teacher education program that…

A "NEW BREED" OF TEACHER IS NEEDED TO MEET URBAN SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPING AS A RESULT OF THE INCREASED NUMBERS OF CULTURALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. ONE PROGRAM INSTITUTED TO TRAIN TEACHERS FOR THIS ROLE IS DESCRIBED. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO GRADUATES OF LIBERAL ARTS AND TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS WHO FEEL THEY…

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 101 BOOKS SUITABLE FOR TEACHING URBAN DISADVANTAGED NEGRO AND PUERTO RICAN CHILDREN IS PRESENTED. THE BOOKS REFLECT THE ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION OF THE NEGRO AND PUERTO RICAN IN OUR HISTORY, ENHANCE THE ESSENTIAL DIGNITY AND INTEGRITY OF MINORITIES, PROVIDE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF MINORITIES, AND PROMOTE…

THE 4TH YEAR SHOULD CONTINUE THE SEQUENTIAL PRESENTATION MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDINGS AND RELATIONSHIPS. NEW LEARNINGS SHOULD BE PRESENTED CONCRETELY IN SOCIAL SETTINGS WITHIN THE CHILDREN'S FRAMEWORK OF UNDERSTANDING. GRAPHIC MATERIALS MAY BE USED TO BRIDGE THE UNDERSTANDINGS FROM THE CONCRETE TO THE ABSTRACT LEVEL. THE NUMBER SYSTEM UNIT SHOULD…

TEN PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS WHO HAD SPENT TWO YEARS TEACHING ABROAD WERE PLACED IN AN URBAN HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM. THE PURPOSE WAS TO LEARN WHAT SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN THE URBAN CLASSROOM, HOW IT SHOULD BE TAUGHT, AND HOW BEST TO GO ABOUT TRAINING TEACHERS TO DEAL WITH DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. THE STUDENTS WERE AIDED BY A SPECIAL STAFF OF MASTER…