We examine edTPA (a teacher performance assessment) implementation at one private university during the first year that our state required this exam for initial teaching certification. Using data from semi-structured interviews with 19 teacher educators from 12 programs as well as public information on edTPA pass rates, we explore whether the…

According to possibilism, the unfolding story of human evolution is in part a question of what we ourselves dream and will. (MM)

Educational philosophy is in a state of flux in the People's Republic of China since the death of Chairman Mao. (JD)

Do we prepare teachers for the schools we wish all children could attend or do we prepare teachers for the schools where they are most likely to find a position? The authors address the often-asked question What do beginning teachers need to know? by making the case that we must prepare teachers for the disparate conditions found on the…

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)

This article examines the construction and experience of change agency within action research courses in preservice teacher education. Four preservice teachers' experiences of action research are analyzed, and tensions and challenges teacher educators and preservice teachers face as they attend to change processes in learning to teach are…

Schools and schooling do more than mirror the society they serve--they mirror the society to be. (MM)

A survey was made of members of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education regarding curriculum and program structure changes in response to major reform reports. The 441 respondents rated the priority placed on and the extent to which 17 reform activities were being conducted at their institutions. (Author/MT)

The first national survey to see how the clinical professorship had been implemented indicated that there was little agreement on the role of the clinical professor. (MM)

Leadership development requires individuals and groups prepared to support one another for reasons beyond political expediency. (Author)

Instruction in teaching models given to cooperating teachers influences the behaviors of student teachers. (LH)

Educators must not attempt to solve all of their problems in a vacuum. (MM)

This is a collection of the opinions of several major educational organizations concerning the future of education over the next 15-25 years. (MM)

The role of the dean in directing a federally funded change project (Dean's Grant project) in schools of education is examined. Categories of specific behaviors of deans include: (1) choreographic behavior; (2) resource allocation; (3) conflict negotiation; (4) advocacy and support behavior; and (5) communication. (JN)