The effectiveness of a one-semester health education course for preservice elementary school teachers that would explore the philosophy and trends of health education while developing a personal philosophy of wellness is examined. Course design, goals, scope, and sequence of a preservice health course are presented. (DF)

The development of a selective admission policy for teacher education programs may provide higher caliber candidates. The merits of selective admission and how it could be applicable in a physical education setting are discussed. The development and analysis of pedagogical skills involved in future teacher preparation are examined. (DF)

This series of articles contains three research summaries entitled: (1) "Women Entering Teaching: Changes in the Preservice Population"; (2) "Tomorrow's Teachers: Attitudes toward Sex-Affirmative Teaching and Professional Behaviors"; and (3) "Jewel Tea and Academe" (about women faculty in higher education and the value of mentors.) (JMK)

The idea of certifying teachers without methods courses and student teaching is being proposed in some states. Music educators must initiate reform in the training of music teachers before those outside the field do it. Ways that individual music teacher educators can improve the training of music education majors are discussed. (RM)

The responses of full-time teachers and persons who received teaching certificates but are employed in other occupations were compared to observe differences in attitudes towards job lock-in, advancement prospects, and commitment to teaching. Implications for teacher incentive systems and the organizational structure of schools are presented.…

For 3 years, the Diagnostic and Evaluative Procedures course of an education college was offered by electronic mail as well as by a more traditional "chalk and talk" approach, enabling a comparison of the two approaches. In the electronic setting, papers were submitted and questions asked and answered electronically. In the traditional class,…

This pamphlet describes the process of beginning to use portfolios in an elementary teacher training program. It defines the concept of portfolios and provides a rationale for their use in teacher education programs. Portfolios are suggested for use in preservice teacher education in three ways: to evaluate the preservice teacher education…

A study was conducted on the performance of black students from a historically black university (HBU) as well as examinations used for teacher certification in Mississippi. Of specific concern for this paper was the success of black students in successfully completing the NTE/PRAXIS Examinations. Its scope began with the NTE examinations and…

Students' opinions about their college environments are related to objectively determined features of their academic community; also to the actual measured changes which take place in these students on three year courses, shown by examination results, attitude and personality changes, values of a personal, social and religious kind. (Author)

A response to Theodore Hipple's The English Teacher Should Major in Education" ( English Education," vol. 2, no. 1 (Fall 1970), pp. 35-9). (RD)

Described stability and change in the developing teacher's personality from college entrance to established professional status. Freshmen (N=32) who took the Omnibus Personality Inventory were tested 10 years later. Changes were reported on 8 of the 14 OPI scales, indicating improved emotional maturity, psychological adjustment, and self-esteem.…

The Multicultural Attitude Questionnaire, developed to measure multicultural attitudes of teacher trainees, was tested and found to be an effective tool in assessing and comparing student attitudes. (CJ)