Administrators of teacher education programs should exert more leadership and insist on higher standards and adequate resources for their programs. Ohio's new teacher education standard provides for a ratio of one faculty member for every 14 students. (PP)

A survey indicates that deans of schools of education perceive their responsibilities and powers differently than the colleagues with whom they work. (JD)

This mixed-methods study is a teacher-initiated, collaborative inquiry involving a professional development school (PDS) and a university. The investigation focused on teachers' perceptions of teacher retention and mobility at their PDS. Participants were 134 teachers at a high-needs elementary school with data sources including surveys,…

This article presents 10 newly defined competencies in which principals must be trained if they are to manage productive schools. The competencies are in the areas of schoolwide goal setting, work group performance, individual staff performance, staff development, clinical supervision, work group development, quality control, instructional…

Administrative techniques for improving and strengthening teacher education programs are presented. (JD)

This article identifies and comments upon several significant challenges facing school, college, and department of education (SCDE) administrators, suggests developmental needs of these administrators, and notes behavior and performance changes which they must make. (JD)

The social and linguistic reinforcement provided by the presence of a bilingual building principal contributes significantly to the growth and development of the non-English-speaking student. (LH)

Because of increased legislation in favor of student rights, teacher educators should include law-related studies in preservice teacher programs. (LH)

Data from a national survey of 191 assistant and associate deans of education provides the basis for a description of the people who occupy these positions, as well as a description of how they view their careers and job responsibilities. (IAH)

Future trends that involve either faculty development workers, their constituencies, or the milieu within which they exist are as complex as the future of higher education and are interrelated. (JD)

There is presently a great diversity of objectives within the concept of inservice teacher education; definite standards and guidelines are needed to give a better perspective on the basic goals of this kind of continuing education. (JD)

Former dean reflects on experiences as dean at a college of education, noting dilemmas colleges face in creating a mission. The article discusses central activities for deans: educating faculty and administrators, compiling data, building development funds, and hiring faculty. It also addresses problems and prospects for deans in the 1990s. (SM)