Data obtained for 89 Title I reading projects were analyzed by multiple regression and discriminant function techniques to assess the relationships between project students' achievement and project characteristics. The results suggested that project characteristics specified in the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS) data forms are…

This paper focuses on different ways of conceiving and carrying out teacher preparation. It examines some ideas about how teachers should be prepared and offers some frameworks for looking at distinctive approaches and alternatives. It also discusses the state of the art concerning programs of initial teacher preparation and indicates where…

The second language education program of Glastonbury, Connecticut, considered to be an exemplary program in a modest community, is profiled and discussed. Since the 1950s in this system, all students study at least one foreign language, beginning in elementary school. Course offerings, which have changed little since that time, include Spanish,…

The implications of Canada's national study of core French instruction for second language (L2) teacher education in that country are examined. Literature on the study's impact on language teaching philosophy and policy and on French immersion instruction is reviewed, and a survey of 36 Canadian schools of education is reported. The questionnaire…