A survey conducted by the University of Arkansas at Fayettesville reveals that preprofessional experiences should be included in the first education course so that students might determine if career expectations match their career aspirations. (MM)

Explains how both experiential art processes and art appreciation can lead monocultural students in general education teacher training courses to a sense of their own cultural richness and that of others. By combining image making with art appreciation, education students are able to discover meaning in their own visual languages. (SLD)

Third-year education students (n=25) required to self-assess a literature review using the teacher's grading guide produced assessments generally in agreement with the teacher's but tended to overestimate their grades. Interviews with students indicated those overestimating their grades were less clear about evaluation standards and wanted more…

Approaches and attitudes toward child maltreatment were surveyed among 1,302 students of psychology, social work, education, and medicine in Israel. Few significant differences were found among disciplines, but students of all disciplines were found not to view neglect situations as maltreatment, and tended to disregard symptoms that lacked…

Middle school teachers (n=53) and prospective secondary teachers (n=28) posed problems related to billiards before and after solving a sample problem. Found systematic problem generation and more problems posed before solving a sample problem. Posed problems were not always solvable. (MTE)

This article reports the results of a survey of 150 Ontario (Canada) university students who were education majors. The survey investigated their attitudes towards the inclusion of children with disabilities into general education classes. The respondents had favorable attitudes toward inclusion but did not perceive themselves as being…

Differences in study skills were examined in college seniors majoring in elementary (N=146) and in secondary education (N=115). Results found that their overall levels of study skills were similar, but that the groups had different approaches to studying. (SM)

A Q-sort instrument was used to investigate differences in the perceptions of 144 freshmen and sophomores in an orientation program to a teaching course and 120 juniors in introductory education courses of the ideal teacher and themselves as teachers. Relatively stable views of the ideal and self were found. (SLD)

Results of a study of 204 elementary education majors who had taken a junior year clinical experience (either a four week half-day or a three week full-day format) suggest that a full-day clinical experience is preferred by students. Students expressed concern for more organization and coordination of learning experiences. (IAH)

The undergraduate major review, ideally consisting of an oral examination by faculty members, pre-review submission of a reflective, philosophically oriented paper, and submission of projects and instruction-related artifacts, adds to the repertoire of techniques for identifying the most appropriate candidate for teaching. (IAH)

This article reports results of a comparative study of 332 undergraduate teacher education students and 382 experienced classroom teachers. Teaching beliefs and orientations are compared and contrasted. Also examined are the relationship between years of classroom experience and teachers' opinions and beliefs about teaching. (IAH)

A case study provides an example of a naturalistic investigation that shows how a cultural diversity teacher preparation program influenced one preservice teacher. The story of this white female illustrates the social complexity of a teacher education program in which human interaction and institutional expectation may prevent multiculturalism…

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is trying to raise standards for schools of education. Boston University's dean of education finds NCATE's standards insufficient. The Holmes Group wants to abolish four-year programs; others say they are necessary to integrate liberal arts with pedagogical course work.…

Developed scale to measure attitudes toward inclusive education, in which disabled students are responsibility of regular teacher supported by specialists. Administered scale to 301 elementary and secondary teachers and to 144 undergraduate elementary education majors. Analysis yielded four discrete dimensions of inclusive education with…

Study compared the learning styles of education majors to those of other majors. Students from six majors completed the Learning Styles Inventory and Student Demographic Questionnaire. Results indicated education majors had different learning styles from mathematics and humanities majors but similar styles to business, science, and social science…