A research study investigated student perspectives on service learning during the TRAIL to Wellness program, a four-week leisure education program for veterans being treated for substance abuse. The research explored the students perspectives on their own learning at the end of 15 weeks. Based upon the content analysis of open-ended questions…

This annotated bibliography deals with problem areas cited most frequently by educators. A brief review of follow-up research reveals that teachers' most frequent complaints about inadequate preparation relate to classroom management and discipline. (JN)

Examined components of teacher judgements of behavioral intervention. Preservice and student teachers (N=180) evaluated the acceptability of six different interventions. Factor analysis yielded one major dimension (general acceptability) and four secondary dimensions: risk to child, teacher time, effects on other children, and teacher skill. (JAC)

A review of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) has focused on the Commons Examinations component. The Commons, now named the National Teacher Examinations Core Battery, tests general knowledge, communication skills, and professional knowledge in three separate tests. Users may select portions of the tests that best suit their needs at various…

The paper disucsses the need for training in critical thinking and the effects of debate training across the curriculum as a teaching tool and learning mechanism. The debate training provided through the Oral Communication Program at Virginia's Radford University is described (design, implementation, results), along with data from a report on the…

A questionnaire solicited information from Kentucky-trained teachers serving in Kentucky on how relevant their teacher training was to their present situation. A 13-item questionnaire received responses from 77 teachers. Questions focused on: (1) the most beneficial and most inadequate aspects of Kentucky's teacher education programs; (2) the most…

Surveyed student teachers who recorded the degree of difficulty of (N=40) problems and their opinions concerning their preparation to meet these problems. Results indicated the greatest difficulty experienced was in discipline, and the perceived lack of preparation was greatest in adjustment to work activities and resource-related problems.…

A survey undertaken to assess the effectiveness of 26 follow-up studies of teacher education graduates identified the : (1) extent to which the studies' respondents were representative of the target population; (2) types of recommendations resulting from the studies; and (3) extent to which information from the studies directed program planning…

Twenty-two undergraduate student teachers participated in a question-answer strategy training program. This study evaluated the effects of that training on teacher questions and learner responses. Methodology and results are reported. (JL)

This module (part of a series of 24 modules) is on accommodating exceptional students in the regular classroom. The genesis of these materials is in the 10 "clusters of capabilities," outlined in the paper, "A Common Body of Practice for Teachers: The Challenge of Public Law 94-142 to Teacher Education." These clusters form the…

The present author's experiences teaching a graduate course on evaluation for those who train adults in various settings illustrate how principles of adult learning made the course practical. Outcomes from class experiences with an actual program evaluation are described for the students, evaluation client, and teacher. (SLD)

Through diary entries and written reflections, two educators chronicle and comment on a two-week summer seminar for college faculty on use of the case method as a teaching technique. Discussion focuses on the stresses and rewards of the experience at all levels of participation. (MSE)

Three groups of teacher education graduates--current teachers, former teachers, and those who never taught--were asked to rate the effectiveness of their training, i.e., knowledge base. Significant differences in several domains were found across these three groups as well as for elementary majors and secondary minors within the groups. Domains…

A report is given of a statistical analysis of the summary findings of 14 empirical studies on the effectiveness of human relations training programs for teachers. The study sought to determine the direction and size of the effect produced by training, and determine which programs were most effective. Program approaches included: (1) Social…

This document presents the final report on the redesign and restructuring of the teacher education program at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. The project was begun in October 1985, and at about the same time, a task force, charged with examining the then current program, issued a report which referred to a research base for teacher…