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Nutter, Norma – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1986
Educational and practical experience are both essential to teacher education, and prospective teachers require a carefully planned curriculum integrating realistic practice in all the activities of teaching with theory and research in pedagogy. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Internship Programs

Scannell, Dale P. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1986
The characteristics of current U.S. society and the roles assigned to teachers suggest the need for more comprehensive teacher education programs, including breadth in the liberal arts, depth in content fields, and field experience. (MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Education Majors, Educational Needs

Schlechty, Phillip C.; Whitford, Betty Lou – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1986
Public schools must play a more central role in teacher education than they do now. What is needed is an organization separate from public schools, the university, and the teachers' organizations that can act as an effective force for teacher professionalization. (Author)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Change

Galambos, Eva C. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1986
An examination of the transcripts of over 3,000 graduates of major Southern universities reveals that a more rigorous general education course sequence is necessary, and possible, to strengthen teacher preparation at the undergraduate level. (MSE)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements