This study aims to examine investigate variations in teachers' perspectives regarding the pedagogical content knowledge acquired through the school experience in the pre-2018 curriculum for elementary mathematics teaching compared to its updated counterpart, now known as teaching practice in the current curriculum. In this direction, six teachers…

In this research reflection, we develop a portrait of our engaged pedagogy for teaching educational foundations classes in teacher education. Our engaged pedagogy--based on autobiography and self-disclosure traditions-- emphasizes instructors and students' self-disclosure of lived experiences as being central to practical curriculum in teaching…

This study aims to find ways to improve learning outcomes in teacher education courses by using an Analysis Model for Learning Outcomes (AMLO). It addresses the improvement of the quality of teacher education by analyzing learning outcomes and implementing curriculum modifications related to specific learning objectives and their effects on…

The future implementation of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) requires thorough reflection on how to design and develop teacher training courses. In this reflection, it is important to reconsider, among other issues, the role of prospective teachers in their own learning process and the professional competences that they must develop in…

A master of arts program developed by the Center for Teaching International Relations and jointly sponsored by the University of Denver's (Colorado) education and international relations departments is described. The program trains inservice teachers in global education. A summer course on comparative world politics is highlighted. (PP)

This article discusses a review of teacher education courses by the British Department of Education and Science to determine which courses confer qualified teacher status. A classification of professional studies for Bachelor of Education courses was proposed, dividing professional knowledge into propositional and practical knowledge and…

Current efforts to reform education may result in deskilled teachers who instruct through teacher-proof programs. The importance of interpretive, normative, and critical skills found in the social foundations of education are discussed as a solution to the problems found in education. (DF)

This document details the development and implementation of a course for teacher education in Poland. The course, "The School in Democratic Society," was prepared between September 1992 and December 1993 as a cooperative effort between the Polish Ministry of National Education and the Citizenship Development for a Global Age Program of…

Discusses the policy and practice in Australia of implementing information technology in school and teacher education curricula. Reports that national guidelines for technology education in schools have affected teacher education curricula and challenged educators to more effectively integrate computer use for pedagogical and utilitarian purposes.…

A study of marketing education teacher preparation programs was conducted in order to provide baseline data. Fifty-three marketing education programs were identified and a survey instrument was mailed to their administrators. Forty-one of the administrators (77 percent) provided usable responses. The study found that traditional teacher education…

Forty-eight institutions exemplary in development and research in secondary mathematics education were surveyed to determine what innovative approaches are being developed to address instructional changes recommended by recent mathematics reform efforts. Results are reported on general curriculum information, specific courses offered, programmatic…

The state and status of educational knowledge can be vastly improved in two ways: by looking beyond classroom settings for potential applications, and by broadening the vision of the usefulness of educational knowledge to include other professional fields requiring the skills and knowledge fundamental in education. A changed conception of what…

This report includes a discussion of population trends, the widening role of schools, changing patterns of teaching, and implications for teacher education. Issues in preservice teacher education include the selection of individuals who plan to enter the teaching profession, preparation for teaching the basic skills, practice teaching experience,…

As part of her Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education course, Verushka Taylor was asked to imagine how issues the Social Contexts of Secondary Education class was reading about and discussing impact upon the work of teachers. To that end, students were asked to think deeply about one of the topics addressed in the semester, and to frame a…

The College of Education and Human Services at Western Illinois University has established a model to prepare teachers with technical expertise and new methodologies for using educational resources, in order to enable students to use audio, video, computer, telecommunications, distance learning, and interactive multimedia technologies as essential…