Discusses continuing education and personal support for first-year teachers as necessary extensions of preservice education. Focuses on the role of higher education in this process, and suggests theoretical frameworks that can provide direction for research on ways to enable teachers to continue to learn. (RJC)

This paper reports on findings from a survey of teacher education faculty and students solicting opinions on the effectiveness of foundations courses in the teacher education curriculum. The survey population was drawn from member institutions of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Perceptions were sought on: (1) the…

Six midwest institutions, consisting of two major universities, three large state-supported colleges, and one smaller liberal arts college, were studied in an effort to provide an indepth description of how elementary school teachers are prepared in preservice teacher education programs. Objectives were to provide a clearer picture of: (1) the…

This article enumerates the conditions needed for comprehensive and continuing renewal to occur within school systems. (JS)

The Research About Teacher Education (RATE) project is an ongoing data collection effort to establish a reliable database about institutions of higher education where teachers are prepared, and about the faculty, students, and programs at these institutions. This study on the preparation of teachers in urban settings collected data from 230…