Describes a cross-training program at Southern Illinois University that trains science/biology teachers to teach orientation-level health occupations courses at the secondary level. (JOW)

The personality types of 89 students majoring in marketing education were determined using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and compared to 649 high school teachers, 344 marketing education teachers, 83 marketing personnel, and 1,750 sales personnel. The students were more extraverted and sensing than the teachers and not significantly different…

Describes the design, development, and implementation of an educational media technology course at Miami University (Ohio) for preservice teachers. The four modules that comprise the course are described: (1) computer, (2) film/video, (3) information skills, and (4) photography/graphics. Results of course evaluations are also discussed. (13…

This article focuses on the minimum essentials of a healthy school-university relationship which has as its purpose simultaneous improvement of schools and the education of educators. Discussion categories include concept, purposes, agenda, and structure. Minimum essentials for a national network of school-university partnerships focusing on…

Examines Harvard's early use of case-based instruction in business and education, offering historical insights to those contemplating its use in teacher education. Conceptual clarity about purpose and administrative and financial support for coordinated case writing by faculty are reasons why it succeeded in business but not in education. (SM)

Suggests a model for assessing student teachers based on dimensions of military leadership. The article recommends modifying nine military competencies for assessing leadership behavior: communication, supervision, teaching and counseling, team teaching development, organization and management proficiency, decision making, planning, management…

Maintains that excellent teachers make it possible for elementary school students in enriched Montessori environments to learn as much by age 12 as most students learn by the time they graduate from high school. Contends that a minimum of 800 contact hours with experienced Montessori classroom teachers is necessary for proper training of…

Describes a videodisc project at Cleveland State University that was set up to improve the delivery of information by education professors. An exploratory study conducted to investigate factors that influence the use of technology by faculty who teach the core curricula in the education program is also described. (11 references) (LRW)

Interviews with 36 preservice teachers at various levels revealed differences in how they recalled, interpreted, and made judgments about classroom events. Results highlight many differences and similarities in how teachers at different stages of preservice programs view the class environment. (Author/SM)

Describes teacher education practice aimed at promoting reflection in novice practitioners, and reflects on an exercise used in teaching a class of preservice secondary teachers. The author draws on student journal entries data in understanding the students' reflective thinking and demonstrates the efficacy of having students keep focused…

Illustrates how reflection-in-action contributes to the development of professional expertise and points to the need for new, more direct approaches to demonstrating the relationship between classroom experience and university courses. It argues that traditional teacher education practice lags behind in developing understanding of thought and…

Eighty student teachers described a "good" teaching day, reflecting beliefs about teaching as conflict control, goal accomplishment, or fostering student growth and learning. The data were used to identify teachers who should be trained to serve as cooperating/supervising teachers. (SK)

Discusses teaching and the social reconstructionist view of reflection that underlies the University of Wisconsin-Madison elementary teacher education program. The paper examines action research in the student teaching curriculum and the way it is facilitated by one supervisor, and analyzes written reports of research projects by 18 student…

Describes characteristics and styles of teaching among student teachers and addresses the context in which training and teacher practice occurs, noting the teaching theory underlying training activities. The results of a study on the teaching practice component of the training of primary teachers in Papua New Guinea are presented. (SM)

Explores curriculum collaboration between professional education and liberal arts faculty. The paper describes curriculum models used by teacher preparation institutions to structure the relationship between professional education and liberal arts coursework (integrated, collaborative, and segmented), presenting case examples. The efficacy of a…