Offers suggestions for improving the relationship between teacher training institutes and the schools in which they place student teachers. (FL)

Based upon the results of a recently completed study, the authors offer the perceptions of junior high and middle school principals as to the competencies, attitudes, characteristics, and training for teachers at the intermediate school level. (Editor)

Describes (1) characteristics of effective preservice teacher preparation programs, (2) characteristics of teachers who have compiled an effective program, and (3) undesirable qualities of teachers not likely to emerge in graduates of effective programs. (EL)

Article is a description of the teaching centers established by Appalachian State University in concert with the public school systems in its region. (RW)

Discusses issues in science teacher education raised by falling test scores in the 70's including: the insufficiency of four year programs versus the cost of five year programs; admittance requirements; inappropriate evaluation standards; and the lack of knowledge of specific components of the teacher preparation program. (SD)

Describes the teacher assurance program of Eastern Washington University, which benefits the department of education in the areas of credibility, student marketability, accountability, and program feedback. (FL)

Claims that knowledge about how content, students, and learning interact with pedagogical knowledge when decisions are made in the teaching environment must be a central concern of teacher education programs. Provides a model by which an awareness of such knowledge can be imparted. (HB)

Article offers alternatives to traditional methods of teacher preparation whereby teachers interact more effectively with their environment, and school management becomes flexible and functions on a real plane that involves constructive change.

It is often said that university professors do not really know what is going on in the classroom because it has been a long time since they taught in a public school. However, in teacher education programs that are certified by national accreditation agencies, faculty must maintain contact with the public schools by engaging in a variety of…

Author proposes several radical changes to foster innovative thinking in schools of education. (SP)

Reviews the state of educational research, explores the reasons why it is ignored, and proposes a set of objectives and strategies for improving the use of educational research. (SRT)

Present teacher education programs are slanted toward elementary and secondary school programs. However, this must be changed to emphasize the need of special training for the intermediate school teacher. (MF)

Argues for the continuation of college education departments and teacher education courses as the best preparation for graduating qualified teaching professionals and combating the predicted teacher shortage. (NKA)

Educator outlines a program designed to build up a corps of dedicated professionals who not only can teach but also are able to fill the role of supervising teachers. (Author/RK)