Reports on a qualitative study of the effects of student teaching in urban secondary schools on the motivation of student teachers. Concludes that the demands of teaching in urban schools may discourage many talented but idealistic liberal arts graduates from pursuing a teaching career. (FMW)

A comparative analysis of some science concepts held by preservice primary teachers in Britain and Spain indicates that many students lack understanding of and ability to apply these concepts. Results are analyzed in terms of national curricula and previous science background. Implications for teacher education are discussed. (IAH)

Questioned 91 graduate students in education to see whether teachers considered salient characteristics such as student age and problem behavior when selecting interventions for managing students' behavior. Results suggest that both regular and special education teachers take student characteristics into consideration when making such intervention…

Issues related to two questions are explored in this article: How much liberal education is enough for elementary school teachers? Should teachers be required to major in one of the liberal arts? (IAH)

Investigated whether consultees' problem definition skills could be enhanced by increasing their awareness of processes during consultation. Assigned undergraduates (N=195) to consultation with or without cognitive modeling or to control group. Results revealed that subjects in cognitive modeling group wrote better problem definitions and were…

The evolution of a doctoral program in education (Ed.D.) is chronicled, with special attention to a culminating project designed to link theory and practice. It was found that while students' projects mimicked the norms of a conventional dissertation, they often lacked rigor and depth. It is felt that preceding coursework had not adequately…

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…

A 2-phase study (n=330 students, n=90 students) in 3 colleges developed a self-report survey to measure characteristics of students involved in academic misconduct. Five misconduct constructs were identified: cheating on tests and assignments; inappropriate use of resources; quasi-misconduct; subtle manipulation of faculty; and bold manipulation…

Introduces a method for gathering process information related to computer simulations and examines changes in learners' responses as a means of understanding the kind of learning that occurs within the simulations. Data gathered from 87 undergraduate education majors using simulations that teach the application of behavior analysis procedures for…

Data on computer ownership and use gathered from 121 graduate students enrolled in a course on education research were correlated with 2 measures of subjects' academic achievement: course grade and performance on a set of research analysis activities. Students who owned microcomputers had significantly higher achievement on both measures; however,…

The effects of packing or skewing the response options of a scale on the common measurement problems of leniency and range restriction in instructor ratings were assessed. Results from a sample of 130 undergraduate education students indicate that packing reduced leniency but had no effect on range restriction. (TJH)

A survey of 183 University of Malta education graduates teaching in Maltese elementary and secondary schools investigated the interest and perceived relevance of 45 topics in the curriculum. Differences were found between the interest and perceived relevance of most topics. Elementary and secondary teachers disagreed significantly about only nine…

Reviews the research on personal and professional reading habits of teachers and education students. Examines the reading goals of 62 undergraduate and 62 graduate students in reading-related classes. Finds a need for change in developing the reading habits of education students for them to instill positive reading attitudes in children. (MG)

Study attempted to increase the positive self-esteem of preservice teachers through a brief assertion training course. Students received either three, six, or nine hours of training, and controls received no training. Pretesting and posttesting found significant increases in self-acceptance and self-concept after assertion training. (SM)

Identifies and compares the factors that have motivated 176 third-and fourth-year students at the University of Cyprus to choose the elementary school teaching profession. Six factors accounted for 63.3% of the variance: (1) internal motives; (2) job benefits; (3) status of the profession; (4) relatives' influence; (5) external motives; and (6)…