Five major cautions gleaned from the literature, regarding appropriate use of teacher effectiveness research, are discussed. Consequences of misuse of research findings for evaluation of preservice and inservice teachers are also discussed. (IAH)

Findings from a study of 63 Texas teachers, which investigated the viability of the Alternative Certification Program (ACP) at University of Texas El Paso in training teachers, indicated that academic and classroom performance were similar for teachers from traditional teacher education programs, ACP teachers, and emergency permit teachers. (IAH)

Civic education reformers identify a need for integrating visions of education and citizenship. This article identifies and analyzes the prescriptions of four distinct groups of civic educational reformers: civic imperials, civic spiritualists, civic intellectuals, and civic communitarians. (IAH)

Examines two different planning models (creative and rational means-end) used in a teacher preparation program to determine what influence the different planning models had on preservice English teachers' thinking before, during, and after teaching. Finds the creative planning model more effectively encourages active worldmaking. (MS)

The article discusses the problems that prevent secondary school physical education teachers from using the theoretically sound pupil assessment practices that are taught in professional preparation courses. It suggests that teacher education programs must focus on making pupil assessment a priority throughout the program and instruct teachers on…

Describes a project to revise university special education training to reflect a more pluralistic approach to teacher education. Discusses the evaluation of the existing program, and the use of unit and infusion approaches to integrate multicultural objectives and content into the curriculum. Contains 21 references. (SV)

Defines ethnography and principles of high-quality ethnographic work, including a focus on group behavior, holism, emic-etic perspectives, comparison, grounded theory, and data collection and analysis techniques. The promise of ethnography for improving English as a second language teaching and teacher education is discussed. (Author/CB)

Describes an innovative teacher education program that prepares elementary school foreign language teachers to work in immersion or partial immersion schools. The model's effects on other teacher preparation components and possible use by other institutions are also discussed. (Author/CB)

Identifies and describes briefly the various forms taken by education in Germany today, portrays some of the factors that are currently influencing it, and presents some of the challenges it is facing. Among these challenges are reunification, multinationalism, multiculturalism, and evidence of some radical political and social influences.…

STEP UP (Southern Tier Educators' Program for Understanding Physics), a cross-district, K-12 science teacher network devoted to physics was formulated. Key characteristics, funding sources, staff development formats, and growth indicators are outlined for others interested in replicating and/or expanding on the network in their home region. (LZ)

This report of the annual survey of programs for deaf-blind children and adults lists, by state, programs for deaf-blind children and youth, Helen Keller Centers for deaf-blind youth and adults, and programs for training teachers of deaf-blind students. Provided are program names, addresses, telephone numbers, and names of directors. (DB)

Substantial data indicate females have been underrepresented and underserved in mathematics and science. Reviews recent research contributions to the topics of educational equity, student-teacher interactions, science instruction, teacher beliefs, and implications for teacher education. Provides suggestions for developing gender inclusive…

Describes one school of education's response to the call for reform, and outlines the qualities unique to institutional change experienced in its evolution from a four-year undergraduate program to a fifth-year graduate teacher preparation program featuring thematic cohorts of students. Profiles of four of the cohorts are presented. (SM)

Draws on a range of recent curriculum development and research initiatives in order to consider what preservice teacher education programs might, most effectively, be able to do to promote environmental education within schools and, through them, within the wider community. Concludes with a set of organizational principles. (LZ)

A situational perspective of instructional supervision views context as mutually constructed by participants. The article presents a history of supervision, then details the rationale for a situational approach, presents a vision of what situational supervision may look like, and notes implications of a situational approach. (SM)