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Download full textNoel, Jana R. – 1993
This paper recognizes current interest in "the practical," particularly in research on teaching, and it explores similarities or distinctions between underlying conceptions of the practical across several programs, research projects, and scholarly reflections on teaching. Following an introduction, the paper reviews three research…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Educational Research
Richardson, Joan – Schools in the Middle, 1997
Presents goals of National Commission on Teaching and America's Future to improve education by improving teachers' knowledge and skills: (1) all children taught by teachers with knowledge, skills, and commitment; (2) teacher education programs meeting professional standards; (3) access to professional development and time for collegial work and…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Educational Change, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Knowledge Level
Reynolds, Anne – 1990
A conceptual framework is constructed to integrate teacher actions, teacher knowledge, and state of the art assessment methodologies. Section 1 discusses teaching in terms of tasks, and Section 2 considers the knowledge base teachers draw on in order to accomplish those tasks. Section 3 illustrates the relationship between teacher actions and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedRink, Judith E. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1997
Reviews research on the role of context in learning how to teach physical education. Discusses how to develop strategies for learning teaching context, the integration of concepts into the teaching act, and ways to design teacher education programs that designate context and have deliberate strategies to prepare students for context. (SM)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Physical Education
Buchmann, Margret – 1983
This paper, on the central and distinctive contribution of knowledge to teaching, combines philosophical analysis with a discussion of work in research on teaching, student conceptions, and curriculum. The hierarchical argument contains two main points: (1) that content knowledge is a logical precondition for the activities of teaching; and (2)…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Norman, Nigel – Compare, 1995
Examines the efforts, in four European countries, to increase the professionalization of teacher training. France recently elevated the status of teachers to civil servants and strengthened certification procedures. Germany retains a high degree of academic excellence and professional training. England and Wales have increased local autonomy and…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Policy, Educational Principles, Educational Theories
McCaslin, N. L.; Parks, Darrell – 2002
Producing high quality career and technical education (CTE) teachers knowledgeable about content and pedagogy is a way that states can equip students with high levels of technical and academic skills. This can help states and the nation have a higher quality workforce and become more economically competitive. CTE teacher education does not operate…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Certificates, Educational Change, Educational Environment
