This study found that student teachers can function effectively as behavior change agents for their peers on a partnership basis. (MM)

Evaluates the research of Harste and Strickler (AA 525 393) and its rationales. (Author/RK)

The competencies needed by a successful teacher in instruction are those needed to do whatever is required, within moral limits, to (1) change the truth value of the premises in the practical argument in the mind of the child, or to (2) complete those premises, or to (3) add to the range of premises accessible to the child in the formation of…

With the stabilization of student population and a demand for improvement in the quality of prospective teachers, a model has been developed for improving selection-retention procedures, giving administrative organization, role of student personnel services, criteria for admission to the profession, and provisions for probationary status,…

Describes the development of a course at Bell College (Hamilton, Scotland) leading to teaching qualifications for college lecturers. Reviews theoretical and philosophical considerations related to teacher education in general, including technicism, reflective practice, and professional competence. Explores strategic issues for development of such…

Discusses diffusion-based electronic mail instruction integrated into summer institutes attended by foreign language educators. Findings reveal that diffusion-based instruction was effective in encouraging participants to use electronic mail more frequently than comparable foreign language teachers who did not attend the institutes. (30…

The article identifies areas of critical knowledge (i.e., conceptual, content, practical, and metacognitive) and skill competencies (diagnostic, teaching and managing atypical learners, setting academic and behavior standards, and motivating students) needed by general educators to effectively address individual differences. (Author/DB)

The study of variance in observers assessing movement control in children with mild mental retardation found that observers who received informal training needed to observe twice as many trials to reach an acceptable standard of reliability compared to the observers who received competency-based training. (Author/DB)

Results of survey research into needs for early childhood special education personnel, competencies, and potential training models, together with data obtained through a summer training institute for early childhood educators and special educators, have implications concerning common and differential retraining needs through competency-based…

This discussion of the past, present, and future of competency-based special education teacher preparation discusses teachers' limited use of teaching competencies acquired in training programs, the complexity of competency-based training, the impact of educational reform on teacher preparation, and other issues. (JDD)

This article describes how the Division for Learning Disabilities surveyed interdisciplinary experts and conducted a Delphi procedure to develop a list of competencies to guide preparation for teaching students with learning disabilities. The list of validated competencies determined to be essential for the preparation of professionals is listed,…

This paper describes a teacher education program which systematically infuses, into the entire curriculum, those competencies important in serving culturally diverse students with learning disabilities. The program's rationale, the infusion model, and its implementation and effectiveness are discussed. (DB)

This article describes steps taken by the faculty in the Department of Special Education at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire to develop, implement, and make programmatic decisions based on the results of performance-based assessments. It illustrates these steps with the example of the educational goal of having students understand the…

This curriculum guide provides instructional materials that offer suggestions and strategies to change mindsets and remove barriers in order to pave the way for a gender-equitable, technically trained work force. A DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) chart forms the basis for the task performance guides provided for five audiences: students,…

A project was conducted to identify outcomes and procedures for measuring the occupational competency of students completing a coherent sequence of courses in career and technology education (C&TE) programs throughout Texas. Phase 1 of the project focused on horticulture/floriculture/landscaping and child care occupations. The major activities…