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…

This third in a series of eight learning modules on professional role and development is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in developing the basic competencies needed to develop and maintain a personal philosophy of education and ethical standards. The terminal objective for the module is to develop an active…

This document was prepared by the State University College at Buffalo in cooperation with the Buffalo Board of Education and Buffalo Teachers Federation in response to a New York State Board of Regents mandate requiring that certification programs in the area of education must be competency based and that the skills, knowledges, and attitudes…

This monograph is the fifth official statement by the Committee on Competency/Performance Based Teacher Education (C/PBTE), which performed this study at the request of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Like earlier statements, this report reflects study of the competency/performance based approach to education personnel…

Outlined in the manual is a program of advanced inservice training for resource specialist teachers which follows an individualized, competency-based model implemented in California. Sections cover the following topics: a review of the history of the project, with emphasis on the development of a model program; guidelines for implementation of the…

Guidance techniques for use with children are discussed in this set of training materials, part of an overall curriculum for Child Development Associate trainees. Topics presented include the following: (1) principles of human behavior according to such theories as psychoanalysis, humanistic psychology, and social learning theory; (2) common…

A project was conducted to implement and incorporate performance-based instructional modules into the vocational education teacher education program at Auburn University. Six steps were carried out in implementing the project: (1) Orientation materials on performance-based instruction were developed and used with faculty and students; (2) the…

A study evaluated performance-based teacher education (PBTE) programs conducted in three Australian states in technical and further education (TAFE) programs during 1979 to assess the potential of PBTE for TAFE teacher education and to determine the most effective strategies for its implementation. One institution in each of three states--South…

A project identified and validated minimal competencies that describe what K-8 classroom teachers actually do in community education. A total of 27 participants from four Phoenix elementary schools, each of which had an active community education program, identified tasks in five areas related to community education. These were program planning,…

This module is one in a series of seven focused on skills vocational teachers need to develop and manage programs that are performance-based and fully individualized. Designed to allow for individualization of a teacher education program, these modules supplement those prepared by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education for…

The materials in this document describe the professional education component of the preparation of secondary school teachers in Kentucky as envisioned by high school teachers, teacher educators, school administrators, and representatives of professional organizations and learned societies. The primary impetus for the revision of regulations came…

Proceedings of a Workshop organized by the Unesco Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania and with the Science Education Center of the University of the Philippines are presented. The primary purpose of the workshop was to review biology education at the secondary level, focusing on: (1) environmental aspects; (2) molecular and genetic…

The passage of Bill 1706 by the Oklahoma State Legislature is a major step toward building professional schools of education and a true profession. Through the specifications of this law, the total process is to be strengthened, since changes in teacher education are severely limited if done in a piecemeal fashion. There are five major points…

Computer-based instructional programs in the affective and communication skills areas incorporating some of the results of an earlier research and development project were implemented and evaluated in a Recruit Training Command. The programs involved the use of a stand-alone computer-based system for evaluating and training recruit company…

This final and inclusive report discusses the findings of a national survey of training programs which were intended to prepare Head Start classroom staff to meet the competency requirements of the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. Self-administered survey questionnaires for project managers, field supervisors, and trainees were…