The necessity for establishing links between school mathematics and students' personal lives and cultures, as enshrined in the ethnomathematics program, is being recognized and investigated in different regions across the globe. However, a comprehensive understanding of the antecedents that drive the integration of ethnomathematical perspectives…

Changes in society demand constantly evolving education systems. Teachers' practice is crucial to the successful implementation of educational reforms. A major obstacle for practicing teachers in implementing reform mathematics is that they have not experienced it themselves as learners. Consequently, teachers require extended, practice-based…

This article has two purposes: (a) to consider existing platforms and future possibilities in the United States for what the authors refer to as Integrative Public Health-Aligned Physical Education (IPHPE), which integrates standards-based K-12 physical education with a public health agenda focusing on promoting increased physical activity and…

This paper explores the experience of educators who participated in a Train the Trainer programme with the aim of supporting teachers in the implementation of the Learning Outcomes Framework (LOF). Empirical data collected through interviews and narratives from a number of LOF Trainers, are analysed through a grounded theory approach. The insights…

In the context of Vision of Teacher Education envisaged in National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education, this study probes "Do M.Ed programmes provide for the prerequisites of educational philosophy for teacher educators?" and "whether the syllabi following credit and non credit pattern vary in their coverage of content of…

Herein are discussed the relationship of Brunerian methodology to teacher training models; some attempts to implement Bruner's model of the relationship of school tasks to cognitive levels, grade placement of material, inquiry learning, motivation, and audiovisual efforts; and the preparation of teachers for the new curricula, including…

This report builds on discussions about key components of doctoral programs in mathematics education. It is organized into three parts: (1) Background; (2) Core Knowledge Expectations in Mathematics Education; and (3) Institutional Capacity Needed to Support Quality Doctoral Programs. Each element of core knowledge expectation is identified…

A five-week summer institute for 35 teacher educators is proposed to further the improvement of undergraduate instruction in teacher training institutions. Emphasis will be on the utilization of the newer media and application of technology to education. In response to the need for a systematic approach in defining instructional problems and…

Teachers meet to resolve the new problems of localizing and individualizing instruction, as they prepare students to live in an ever changing world. (Editor)

This conference report is organized to follow the conference schedule and includes edited versions of three papers, as well as of the final plenary session. The paper by Suzanne Wiggins Helburn is titled "Trends and Issues in Teacher Education in Colorado" and summarizes the trends which were indicated by a survey of the state programs.…

Describes the general status of the preparation of social studies teachers. (Author/RK)

Provides an overview of issues contained in the feature articles on teacher education reform. Maintains that college-level music educators must break the "vicious circle" which results from the tendency of teachers to teach as they were taught, not as they were taught to teach. Concludes with recommendations for changes in recruitment, selection,…

Notes that teacher education institutions are facing new demands to diversify the professional preparation of their graduates and that responses to these demands will require new efforts in curriculum and faculty development. (FL)

A project designed to train teachers of English in Laos, sponsored by the Australia Agency for International Development (AusAID) through the English Language Training Project (ELTP) and more recently through the Laos English Language Project (LELP), is described. The project has two main components: development of a modular English language…