The Department of English and the Department of Speech and Theatre at Kutztown (Pa.) State College, with the assistance of the Dean of Teacher Education and the Director of Placement, have developed a new program for the preparation of teachers in the disciplines of English, speech and theatre. The project was begun locally to provide graduates…

This case study investigated teaching experience in an elementary school with 425 pupils and 14 teachers. The study views teaching not only in the context of the classroom but also in the organizational context of the school and school district and in the sociocultural context of the community. It is an ethnographic study concerned with the…

This secondary teacher education program is based on the following assumptions: a) learning is accomplished through the individual; b) learning is a personal concern; c) learning occurs through exploration and experimentation; and d) learning is a blend of experiences, hopes, and ideas. Jointly sponsored by RHAM High School and the Secondary…

This document reports the results of a study by a special AASA commission on the status of the superintendency in 1969-70. A stratified sample of superintendents was selected and superintendents were categorized according to pupil enrollments in their school districts. Major topics reported are (1) personal dimensions of the superintendent; (2)…

A total of 300 elementary and secondary public school teachers were surveyed in order 1) to develop a taxonomy of disciplinary techniques that is both quantitative and qualitative; and 2) to compare the relationship of teachers' disciplinary repertoires with type of school (urban, suburban, or rural), age of pupils, and teacher experience. The…

This manual introduces teaching strategies into teacher education through microteaching. The manual aided in the experimentation of accepted teaching behaviors by practicing them in classroom situations. The four basic divisions in the manual are microteaching concerns, process concerns, affective concerns, and personal concerns. The first section…

To fully develop a teacher cost model, it is essential to be able to forecast the number of teachers that leave the experience category distribution -- not only the total number that leave, but also the number that leave from each category and experience level within the distribution. Similarly, it is essential to be able to forecast, to the same…

The effects of including both field participation and classroom experience for prospective teachers in an introductory course in education at West Virginia University were compared in this study. Four groups of prospective teachers were randomly selected from a total population of 487 students. Each group consisted of 15 students--freshmen,…

A West German teacher visits East Germany to see how their school system operates. He uses his experience as a British teacher as background for comparing the similarities and differences of Communist and non-Communist school practice. (RK)

Presents a cautious approach to mixed ability grouping after taking a brief look at the background against which such programs are developed. (Author/RK)

The author discusses some goals of the Architects-in-Schools program and how high school art students became more aware of the influence of the "built environment" on the natural environment, as well as how it is used as the vehicle for understanding and teaching of traditional academic subjects. (Author/RK)

Describes a teacher training experiment in which a school of education and an urban comprehensive school cooperated to create a teaching environment that produced a relaxed atmosphere for student teachers. (RK)

An American teacher visited England and learned why children learned to read and write with such facility while American students struggled to develop those skills. Points out seven significant factors responsible for the development of young English students. (RK)

Investigating the attitudinal effects of a college course on a class of senior education majors, this study involved an experimental group which attended the regular class supplemented by a field centered experience and a control group which only engaged in the regular class. (JC)

This article outlines possible internship programs that prospective teachers could engage in before taking any college teaching courses. (JD)