Articles on career education for teachers, curriculum development in teacher education programs to reflect the human services component, and the interface between teacher education programs and human service agencies are annotated. (JD)

Schools should be a place where formal and informal learning occurs for all ages and operational headquarters for those who provide education and human services throughout the community. (JD)

Schools of education should be responsible for preparing educational personnel to teach in diverse educational environments. (CMJ)

There is a need for a multiprofession approach to human services undergraduate programs. Because most human service workers in entry level positions function as "teachers," teacher education programs should participate in interdisciplinary approaches and cooperate in developing the best possible curriculum and faculty. (CJ)

Many teacher education graduates are successfully pursuing careers in the human service fields. This trend suggests that their teacher education experience is preparing them for careers outside of schools. This annotated bibliography cites a variety of books, ERIC documents, and journal articles that relate to these changes. (CJ)

A framework for the evaluation of proposals for the development of human services programs considering student needs and other educational factors is presented. Five program variables and five environmental variables are examined in a sample matrix. Suggestions for practical use of the matrix are also offered. (Author/CJ)

As they forge creative relationships with other disciplines, education professionals are rewriting the classic definition of "teacher" to encompass new fields of human services. Teachers are challenged to see themselves not exclusively as academic instructors but in the broadest sense as behavior change agents. (CJ)

Career opportunities for educators are growing in human resource development departments of business and industry. These careers call on the competencies of teachers in their roles as human service specialists and instructional systems designers. A program created to prepare students for such careers at Northeastern Illinois University is…

The current movement to prepare educators for roles in human service settings promises to alter the face of teacher education as profoundly as the movement toward professional standards for teachers changed the normal school into the current teacher education institution. (Authors/CJ)