Article defined the meaning of special education and the problems in providing programs in special education that are taught by qualified personnel. (RK)

Article considered the reorganization of colleges of education and an educational White Paper designed to affect those changes. (RK)

The December 2001 meeting of the Working Group on History and History Teaching in South East Europe had four main objectives: (1) to review developments in the Task Force's program of activities for history and history education since December 1999; (2) to report on the progress and outcomes of the Quick Start projects; (3) to discuss the problems…

Article aimed at outlining a model for training humanities teachers. (RK)

Gives an overview of accreditation in teacher education, a brief description of multicultural education today, some points clarifying the role of multicultural education in teacher education, and several areas of multicultural education/accreditation that need further study and research. (Author/RK)

Article discusses reforms for the preparation of teachers adopted by the Ohio State Board of Education which involved fundamental structural redesign of teacher education institutions. (Author/RK)

Examines a new teacher education program in terms of (1) the academic training, (2) professional training, and (3) development of the teacher's self concept. The specific proposals for the professional aspects of the program and the experimental design are presented. (LC)

Article addressed itself to two new approaches to teacher education, with their different emphases, which attempt to remedy what their advocates consider the ineffectiveness of teacher education programs prevalent in the last half century. (Author/RK)

This report discusses a symposium held in Sweden in 1980 by the Council of Europe to explore ways for schools to help prepare teenagers for life. The specific objectives of the symposium were to discuss the aims and objectives of and approaches to social education in schools for students in the 14-19 age group and to make recommendations which…

The North Clackamas (Oregon) School District's Instructional Computer Services Advisory Committee presents recommendations in this document concerning the philosophy, goals, and operational components of a program for developing computer literacy among administrators, teachers, students, parents, and other members of the district community. The…

The introduction to this proposal reviews background conditions and describes the systems analysis procedures used in developing the preservice-inservice education model based on teacher performance behaviors and job analyses. Most of the report consists of the four groups of specifications, each group preceded by rationale and methodology: (1)…

The Georgia Educational Model program has produced a model for the preservice and inservice training of elementary teachers (SP 002 137). Teacher performance behaviors and a teacher job analysis provided the foundation on which the model was built. System analysis was the technique utilized for the program. The rationale for the development of the…

This proposal for a model curriculum based on conceptions of performance criteria (behavioral objectives) consists of nine sections: (1) the rationale for a new professionalism in education; (2) the general structure, function, and assumptions of the proposed program; (3) performance criteria as a planning principle for developing teaching skill…