This article deals with the quality control systems surrounding preparation and professional recognition of educators, particularly special education teachers. The article presents research findings regarding teacher licensure, alternative routes to licensure, state approval of teacher education programs, special education coursework for classroom…

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln developed an experimental program, the Extended Elementary Teacher Education Program. This paper describes the effects of one central course, Human Technologies in Teaching, which emphasized collegiality, mentoring, and feedback. Participants believed that the program better prepared students to become successful…

Summarizes the two-year Developmental Teacher Education (DTE) program of the Graduate School of Education, University of California at Berkeley. Describes a pilot study of the ways in which three DTE program graduates and three traditional teachers used the program's methods in their classrooms. (MDM)

Accommodating older students in teacher education requires changes in course scheduling and admission policies, using paid internships for student teaching, selecting master teachers comfortable with mentoring older students, and making special financial, child care, and other arrangements to meet individual circumstances. (SK)

The role of values in developing pedagogical content knowledge was examined through interviews and classroom observations of four expert high school teachers. Analysis indicated that teachers' value orientations to their subject matter influenced their choice of content, use of the textbook, pedagogical strategies, and perceptions of students'…

Standardized examinations do not measure teacher competence because good teaching requires skills which cannot be measured accurately by standardized tests. Overreliance on standardized testing contributes to racial discrimination and exclusion of ethnic minorities from educational and professional opportunities. (IAH)

Describes how the Department of Secondary Education at Brigham Young University (Utah) improved and benefited as the unit to which it belonged engaged in a self-study to fulfill the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education accreditation standards. (SM)

Compares Goodlad's 1990 postulates on teacher education reform and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education standards, examining the compatibility of renewal efforts and commitment to national accreditation. The article suggests that reform and required changes will result in programs that meet national standards of quality and…

Proposes a model for consideration by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education in accrediting teacher education programs. The model uses outcome-centered accreditation, judging success of teacher preparation programs on the basis of broad outcomes. The article presents suggested standards for an outcome-centered model of…

Discusses various learning strategies that foster preservice teachers' active participation in learning. A learning continuum is presented that considers simulated, spectator, exploratory, analytic, and generative experiences. Specific approaches are described, including role playing, service learning, and journal writing. A series of…

A study examined practices of 101 universities with regard to the inclusion of family-issues courses in their special-educator preparation programs. Most early childhood programs required one or more separate courses in family issues; however, most mild/moderate disability programs integrated this content within the general special-education…

This paper describes the growth of private-sector involvement in the delivery of postsecondary education and its effect on institutions and on the development of general and special education teachers. It contends that the corporate approach to activities and governance is antithetical, if not hostile, to teacher-education reform. (Author/CR)

In Seneca, New York, the partnership between Houghton College teachers-in-training and Cuba-Rushford students and faculty has yielded unprecedented benefits. The high school proposed a guideline for integrative projects in humanities and science; the college contributed multiple intelligences teaching approaches (MITA) activities to achieve these…

Indicates the importance of journaling for student teachers to reflect upon the nature of the teaching experience and the increasing of student and supervising teacher communication by e-mail. Describes flexible strategies using a personal digital assistant to facilitate the development of field notes during observations. (Contains 17 references.)…

Describes the collaboration between Augustana College (South Dakota) and a local K-12 school district in developing a master's degree program in education that meets teachers' needs for professional development, while providing both practical and theoretical approaches to the use of technology in the classroom. (VWC)