This document is organized around five broad purposes of the Community Component of the TTT Project in Early Education with suggested activities for their attainment. The five purposes are as follows: a) developing understanding and empathy for the Spanish-speaking Spanish American and Mexican American; b) identifying the salient environmental…

The primary purpose of this study was to ascertain the relationship between the occupational experience and professional preparation of machine-trades teachers and the achievement of machine-trades students taught by these teachers. Data were obtained through a mailed information form involving 46 teachers from six states and the achievement test…

This study found that following an educational philosophy course, attitudes of prospective teachers more closely resembled those of experienced teachers. The population used in the study consisted of 240 students taking the course "Principles of Secondary Education" at Stout State University and 84 experienced teachers who had attended…

This report contained the description and development of a secondary teacher education program at the University of Arizona. The program was based on the concept of full time involvement of the undergraduate in the public school setting. The Professional Semester Program was located in public schools serving multicultural populations of chicanos,…

The Experimental Teacher Education Program (ETEP) was a cooperative effort between the University of Northern Colorado and the Denver Public Schools. The program modified three major areas of teacher education: a) general education, b) student teaching experiences, and c) methods courses. The general education course requirements emphasized an…

This paper presents an inner-city, elementary teacher education program which focused upon a) the acquisition of teaching techniques and skills in the urban learning setting, b) the learning of theory together with reinforced practice in functional field experiences, c) the reinforcement of principles of child growth and development through direct…

An investigation of the relationship between teaching experience, teacher concern level, and achievement of learning a new teaching skill for teachers in elementary school science is described in this report. For the purpose of studying these relationships, a computer-assisted instructional program was developed to teach the identification and use…

The 1971-72 educational assessment results from each of the school districts in Michigan are presented. Information on each of the district measures used in the 1971-72 Michigan Educational Assessment Program is presented in two ways. First, a figure is shown that represents the district's "score" on each measure. For example, the…

Summarizes data collected from a survey of allied health faculty in secondary and postsecondary institutions regarding school tenure and promotion policy variables. Includes distribution of institutions, faculty degrees, and tenured and nontenured faculty by rank and by field. (MF)

The author is an associate professor in a school of education and was a college supervisor of student teachers when this experience took place. He recounts his fears upon revisiting the classroom as a regular teacher and reevaluates the role of the professor of education. He also proposes the initiation of a faculty exchange program between…

A year-long, clustered student teaching program is examined over a two-year period for influence upon pre-service teacher attitudes toward education. The Educational Preference Scale is used in a pre- and post-design, and results are interpreted with reference to the theory of cognitive dissonance. Discusses the relationship between educational…

The vocational teacher education program at Penn State has been studied with regard to the relative merits of work experience and college credits in producing competent teachers. The baccalaureate won according to the authors who concede there will always be room for certificate programs, but that years of occupational experience can reach…

To determine the teaching effectiveness of agriculture education teachers who lack formal training in agricultural education, a study was conducted of Virginia agricultural teachers with less than two years of experience who were nonagricultural education majors. Teacher background and experience data were gathered, and implications based on this…

Participation in a simulated teaching task by new and experienced mathematics and science teachers and business personnel with no pedagogical training indicated that the three groups differed in their attitudes toward the processing of student information and in the way they talked and thought about individual students. (Author/CB)

Presents the structure of a business communication course that utilizes computers. Describes challenges teachers must face in the areas of computer/software knowledge, keyboarding skills, lab facility, and teaching methods. Emphasizes the benefits of learning to compose and keyboard at the computer, particularly regarding job marketability. (JD)