Most professionalisation programmes to support teacher educators as research supervisors focus on the development of research skills. The methodology of practice-oriented research, in addition to a clear vision on the function, and purpose of student research often receives little attention. At the Amsterdam University of Applied Science, we…

The development of culturally responsive teachers who value their students for their own stories and backgrounds represents a critical pursuit. Unfortunately, new teachers report feeling unprepared for racial and ethnic diversity in the classroom and find that coursework addressing these issues provides little help in classroom practice (Castro,…

Written collaboratively with research participants, this article reports the main findings of the Work of Teacher Education project that studied the labour of 13 higher education-based teacher educators in England and Scotland over the course of a year. The priority of maintaining relationships with schools (and between schools and student…

As mentioned in the introduction, Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) programs and physical education teachers will need to identify and resolve the tensions of shifting from a traditional role of a self-contained physical education program to that of an expanding role of physical education that supports lifelong physical activity in…

Pursuant to Section 23-1-121(6) Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS), the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) reports annually to the Education Committees of the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the review of educator preparation programs. This report also includes: (1) An overview of enrollments in approved educator preparation…

Teacher educators piloted the use of the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP), a peer observation instrument associated with increases in learning in science and mathematics teacher education courses. Faculty participants received a series of trainings in RTOP use and rated each other's teaching during multiple peer observations. The…

This article highlights the blurring of boundaries as beginning teacher educators cope with the varying demands of teaching and research activities in higher education institutions (HEIs) in England. It suggests that the different forms of research and scholarly activities be made more transparent in order to support early professional learning in…

In the UK, most initial nurse and teacher education is provided by university departments working in partnership with local health trusts and schools. New university lecturers in these professional fields are generally selected due to their successful performance as practitioners, as nurses or school teachers, rather than on more traditional…

Outlines principles that provide focus and challenge for those involved in English teacher education. Considers the essences of teaching that all teacher education programs should include. Presents the inquiry in the form of a dialogue. (HB)

The Doctor of Arts (D.A.) degree should be granted only by those institutions that have the physical and intellectual resources to offer advanced graduate study leading to doctoral degrees. The issue is not whether the degree is comparable to traditional research degrees or will replace existent professional degrees that provide certain…

The process of developing guidelines for evaluating content of physical education teacher education programs for National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) accreditation is described. NCATE guidelines are presented. (MT)

The purpose of this study was to collect descriptive data on deans of education in order to create effective in-service programs for deans. (MM)

Expresses concern over the decline of doctoral programs in industrial education. Charges the National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators to lead in researching the standards of excellence that can help in the retention of advanced degree programs. (JOW)

The article examines the nature of leadership, ways to make leadership at the university level more effective, university training for leaders of the gifted and talented, training gifted students for leadership, and the view of leadership as a special type of giftedness. (DB)

During 1967-1970, 9 faculty members from each of 2 developing institutions (Freed-Hardeman College and Lane College) engaged in a research development program that sought to train 1 person in research methodology and to offer concurrently an in-service training program to the other 8. Each group met every 2 weeks each academic year for a 2-hour…