Describes how five beginning physical education teacher educators collaborated on a joint research project to systematically record their experiences as they entered their university careers. The paper outlines their data collection methods, describes phases of collaboration throughout the project, and examines benefits, limitations, and…

Conducted a study to examine the influence of grouping, by means of cooperative learning, on elementary preservice teachers' (n=84) science teaching efficacy. Confirms the relative superiority of heterogeneous cooperative learning. Concludes that a well-designed science teaching methods experience can enhance the development of science teaching…

Describes a fictional autobiographical reconstruction of former students, that imaginatively explores the gender-blindness of a preservice teacher, the likely sources for this blindness, and its likely consequences. (JRH)

Conducted a survey to determine the current status of middle level science teacher preparation at major state research universities. Reports the lack of independent programs leading to the certification of middle school science teachers and the inconsistency of requirements where such programs are offered. (JRH)

Moral, emotional, and political dimensions influence teachers' emerging identities. This paper analyzes how one beginning teacher acquired and maintained innovative instructional methods, recommends that teachers receive training in various instructional methods, contests the use of professional development schools, and suggests changes in…

A study involving elementary teachers was conducted to investigate whether the conditions of the accommodation of a science conception could be applied to pedagogical conceptions of science and, using this application, determine whether a group of elementary teacher candidates in a conceptual change methods course accommodated their didactic…

Describes a three-year teacher education program created by the College of Education at Iowa State University designed to make technology an integral part of the teaching and learning environment. Discusses the program's steps and components, including the use of computer-related technology courses, field experiences, and educational computing…

Presents briefly a variety of ways to strengthen reading across the curriculum for preservice teachers at the undergraduate level. Discusses using thematic units to integrate the curriculum, developing three-level questioning guides, creating and presenting pattern or study guides, building vocabulary, and using writing to build comprehension. (SR)

This article reviews six studies on peer coaching of preservice teachers during field-based experiences and discusses factors to consider when using this supervisory method, including selection of teacher behaviors for observation, characteristics of coach and preservice teacher, responsibilities of the coach, coach training, and coaching…

Discusses engaging preservice teacher education in distance education activities so they could discover and construct meaning. Presents the concept of constructivism and instructional design guidelines. Describes the telecommunications course and learner objectives, including course design, distance learning projects, and learners' frustrations…

This article describes the development and dissemination of a resource manual to provide college instructors with materials to support a health education course for teacher education majors. A statewide survey of instructors one year following distribution suggested that most instructors welcomed the manual and used it to modify health education…

Suggests that the power of autobiographical writing, as part of teachers' reflection and theorizing, is in its potential for rethinking teaching and schooling from a critical and feminist vantage point. Maintains that an autobiographical approach keeps alive a woman's sense of the problematic nature of all theoretical discourses and works to test…

Clarion University of Pennsylvania has developed and implemented a model health-education emphasis for preservice teachers. The program addresses key issues in health education and offers professional preparation for providing health education as part of an overall comprehensive health program for schools. (SM)

The metaphoric edubarrier (similar to the sound barrier) lies above the customary rates of learning and impedes education. The article suggests that education is tethered more by social-psychological bonds than by actual limitations of the sciences. A discussion of how the edubarrier hinders collegiality, improvement, and teacher education is…

A United Kingdom teacher training course specializing in the exceptionally able child is described. The paper focuses on the course's research-based themes, students' reasons for taking the course, students' achievements, and examples of the types of learning experiences developed for exceptionally able children ages 3-15. (JDD)