Highlights Juila Bulkley's experience at the University of Chicago and her role in the development of the Department of Pedagogy for teacher education. Illustrates the extent to which the dynamics of institutional aspiration at the University of Chicago in its early years permeated faculty relations and converged with issues of gender. (CMK)

Describes the case method of instruction as using cases or studies of teachers in real or fictional settings as prompts for students' discussion and reflection. Summarizes the case method research in music and teacher education, identifies casebooks for teacher education, discusses teachers' use of case method, and offers suggestions for practice…

Presents an interview with Theodore R. Sarbin, a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Focuses on his work with narrative psychology and role theory, how he developed his research interests, and his book entitled "Believed-In Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality." (CMK)

Explains that the experience of college students' practice teaching exhibits a number of shortcomings that derive from the content of education in universities and teaching institutions in Russia. Addresses the quality of college students' overall-scientific training and the psychological-teacher training in the shaping of the teacher. (CMK)

Hierarchical linear modeling is used to examine the extent to which expertise, longevity at the school, educational attainment, and leadership propensity affect the participation of teachers in school-conducted needs assessments. Findings from five elementary and intermediate/high schools show that expertise, longevity, and leadership affect…

Examined whether changing understandings of educational purposes would constitute an important component of teachers' developing practical theories. Fifth-year teachers viewed a recorded sequence of classroom teaching/learning, then explained their understanding of what they saw. Respondents varied in how they understood educational purposes.…

Examines the early experiences of a Peace Corps teacher of English as a foreign language in Botswana, Africa, followed by his time as a teacher trainer and early graduate-school experiences. The case study offers personal and professional insights about new teachers, teacher preparation, language learning, and multiculturalism. (Author/MSE)

This study examined the structure of child care classrooms and centers to predict process quality. Costs and quality of early childhood center-based care in four states with varying levels of regulation were analyzed to identify characteristics of the teacher, classroom, director, and center related to child care quality. Findings suggest the need…

Investigated a kindergarten teacher's practice in order to understand her knowledge of her children's mathematical thinking, her method of knowledge acquisition, and the uses she made of that knowledge in making instructional decisions. Discusses the role of Cognitively Guided Instruction workshops in shaping the teacher's mathematical teaching.…

Discusses proposals for the innovation and development of early childhood education practice, based on findings from case studies on the practical knowledge of four experienced female early childhood educators. Argues that improving early childhood education should be based on its reasons and purposes rather than content or method. (JPB)

Provides two interviews, one with Philip Bigler and another with Patricia Oldham. Both teachers share their ideals, strategies, and techniques, in an effort to identify teachers who have taught with excellence, dedication, and distinction and to help others learn from them. (CMK)

Based on a teacher's experiences with science method undergraduates and grade-12 physics students, it is suggested that teachers listen to their own voices and those of students and consider experience as a source of authority. (SK)

Characteristics of successful and unsuccessful candidates for public school administrative positions were studied through a questionnaire completed by 1,579 candidates. Marked differences were found relative to gender, age, advanced degrees, classroom experience (by gender), internship experiences, and out-of-district job searches. (SLD)

Examines the effects of teachers' training on pupils' achievement in French and mathematics. Compares the effectiveness of three samples of (French) elementary teachers with different levels of experience and training, using a multilevel model. Results show that training and experience enhance novice teachers' effectiveness. Neither training nor…

Discusses one teacher's process of adopting curriculum integration principles. Notes the importance of listening to students and classic theorists, reconsidering the development needs of early adolescence, and developing teachers who seek curriculum integration. (JPB)