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Download full textFord, Mary Jane; And Others – 1988
This research study was designed to assess preservice elementary education teachers' knowledge of U.S. history. The "High School Subject Tests: American History," developed by Scott, Foresman and Company for use with high school students, was administered to 139 elementary education majors enrolled in required undergraduate social studies methods…
Descriptors: College Students, Education Majors, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Peck, Hugh I. – 1989
The effect of certification status on the performance of mathematics teachers and their students was studied in a pilot study in Mississippi. Four routes of entry into teaching were compared: (1) college of education; (2) college of arts and sciences; (3) adding an endorsement to certification; and (4) emergency certification. Participants were 52…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Education Majors, Educational Experience
Feistritzer, C. Emily, Ed.; And Others – 1983
Using 5 charts and 32 tables to display related data, this report details the current condition of teaching and teacher education in the United States. The first section, "Current Condition of Teaching in America," reports on who makes up the teaching force in schools today by age, sex, ethnic background, academic preparation, and years of…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Educational Demand, Educational Supply, Educational Trends
Wieseman, Robert A. – 1982
In response to a federal mandate that Teacher Corps projects include multicultural education as a project goal, a needs assessment was conducted and the results submitted to the faculty of Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama (AUM). It had been found that teachers in the area felt insecure in dealing with racial and ethnic issues in their…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Class Activities, College Faculty, Course Content
Denton, Jon J.; Ash, Michael J. – 1978
A survey of former students from graduate programs in Educational Curriculum and Instruction and in Educational Psychology at Texas A & M University sought to determine graduates' employment patterns and professional profiles and their perceptions concerning the effectiveness of their programs. Fifty-two percent of the graduates responded to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Study Centers, Education Majors, Education Work Relationship
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; Walsh, Richard T. – 1978
The differences between the Ph.D. and Ed.D. degree programs were studied as a follow-up to 1960 and 1970 surveys of graduate institutions. Questionnaire responses were received from 38 graduate institutions: 12 offering only the Ed.D., eight offering only the Ph.D., and 18 with both degrees. The trend toward similarities between the two degree…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
Marshman, Larry R. – 1981
Control of entry into teacher education programs should be a function of the teaching profession, with philosophy and parameters set by the professional associations while policy and procedures are set by the teacher training institutions. This problem is approached by examination of conditions that prevail in Louisiana. A strong foundation in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Admission Criteria, College Admission
Hughes, Robert, Jr.; And Others – 1980
A process theory of coping developed largely by Robert F. Peck (one of the authors), a sentence completion instrument, and data concerning the manner in which college women cope are considered. Peck proposes that a person going through optimal coping confronts the problem, attempts one or several types of activities in order to resolve the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Affective Behavior, Aggression, Behavioral Science Research
Brown, George H. – 1978
Award patterns of master's degrees to women in academic years 1970-71 and 1975-76 are examined based on data collected through the annual Survey of Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred. In 1971, 23l,000 master's degrees were awarded in the United States, and 40 percent were awarded to women. In 1976, the total number awarded was 313,000, and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Education Majors
TUSKA, SHIRLEY A.; WRIGHT, BENJAMIN D. – 1967
EXPLORATION OF PERSONALITY ORIENTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRADE LEVEL AT WHICH THE PROSPECTIVE TEACHER INTENDS TO TEACH INQUIRED INTO CHILDHOOD RECOLLECTIONS. 508 WOMEN ENROLLED IN 12 TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS COMPLETED A LOCALLY DEVELOPED SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL QUESTIONNAIRE. THOSE INTENDING TO TEACH AT LOWER SCHOOL LEVELS IDENTIFIED WITH THEIR…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Education Majors, Elementary School Teachers, Fathers
Hoetker, James – 1979
The literature on essay testing, and particularly the selection of topics which will stimulate the writing of essays, was reviewed in order to recommend a set of specifications that will produce topics that are maximally fair to all teacher certificate candidates. It was found that by far the greater part of the research relating to writing…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests
Wray, Rosanne; Yaun, Peter H. – 1980
Two teacher educators at the College of Charleston (South Carolina) undertook a project to learn more about what happens in a public high school classroom, in order to make their college instruction more realistic. The instructors taught an advanced senior English class in an inner city high school, and a group of college students from Education…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, College School Cooperation, Education Majors, Educational Objectives
Wisconsin Univ., Oshkosh. Coll. of Education. – 1977
A new standard has been issued by the state of Wisconsin to insure that each of the teachers it certifies is able to teach children from diverse racial, economic, and religious backgrounds, who may differ from the teacher and/or each other in culture, customs, lifestyle, language, etc. To insure that this aim is achieved, education majors are…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism
Lawrence, Joyce V.; Mamola, Claire Z. – 1975
This modularized, self-paced study program in Elementary and Secondary Education for K-12 majors is an evolving course of study designed for responsible students. The course is organized into six modules: Trends and Issues in Contemporary Education, Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Education, Administrative Structure and Financing of…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Education Courses
Peer reviewedGriswold, Philip A. – AEDS Journal, 1985
This study evaluated the degree to which college major (education or business) and student individual differences (sex, age, mathematics ability, and locus of control) are related to attitudes about computers. Results indicate education majors have less favorable attitudes about computers than business majors even with individual differences taken…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Business Administration Education, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy
