This paper reports the findings of an Australia-wide survey conducted as part of a national teacher education research project that explored the preparation of teachers to teach literacy and numeracy in Australian schools (Louden, Rohl, Gore, Greaves, McIntosh, Wright, Siemon & House, 2005). The project included various phases of inquiry,…

Since the publication of the first edition of "Studying Your Own School", practitioner action research has become an established professional development practice in schools and teacher education programs.While the fundamentals of practitioner action research have not changed, the challenges of large scale reform have dramatically…

This paper reports on an international experience designed, within a sociocultural frame, for teacher education students to examine theoretical knowledge and make visible local knowledge on diversity issues, and the interrelatedness and complexity of language, literacy and culture and its impact on educational practices. It examines the context of…

The author discusses a project that affords high school principals an opportunity to create collaborative relationships between members of their school communities and college-based teacher education programs. In its 13 years, this collaboration has been shown to increase student and teacher engagement: Students gain perspective on what goes into…

This article describes and analyses the growing trend of teachers as mobile knowledge workers in the global labor market. According to the authors, the task of small countries of fulfilling the increasing demands of universal primary education under Education for All (EFA) is reaching crisis proportions. With a more flexible labor market, teacher…

Twenty-one in-service early childhood students participated in a teaching practicum in Australia as part of the final year of a Bachelor of Arts in Hong Kong. Students spent two weeks visiting a university and early childhood settings in Australia. The university based component of the program included workshops and discussions with lecturing…

In this study we created, implemented, and evaluated the impact of proportional reasoning authentic investigative tasks on the mathematical content and pedagogical knowledge and attitudes of pre-service elementary and middle school mathematics teachers. For this purpose, a special teaching model was developed, implemented, and tested as part of…

This study examined the roles of school climate, teacher expectations, and instructional practices in one elementary school in South Carolina (USA) that produced effective achievement outcomes with poor and minority students. Survey data, teacher interviews, and classroom videotaping was used to identify school characteristics and instructional…

This paper reviews the overall impact of culture in teacher and language training and learning and presents results of a study with English-as-a-Foreign Language teachers, both Mexican and non-Mexican, in a large urban university in Mexico from 1991-1993. The teacher survey found that most teachers rely heavily on personal experiences to define…

The first of the two reports contained in this document is a preliminary analysis, by Dr. James Cobbe, of the data collected on an extension of a study of the upgrading program for primary school (Sekolah Dasar, or SD) to Diploma Dua (D2) using the Swadana (fully self-financed) delivery system. The extension of the study covers the six current…

The original essays in this book examine reform-related issues in teacher education in Great Britain, Canada, Japan, Ukraine, the United States, and Western Europe. They also review the social context of the teacher, the economics and value of teaching, the pace of change, government policy and teacher control of the profession, and the evolving…

As a member of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), the Maryland Department of Education applies NASDTEC recognized state standards to professional education programs leading to Maryland state certification. This annual publication presents the current approval status of the 20 colleges and…

School choice is an issue that has created much dissension among citizens, policy makers, and educators, with proponents on either side of the issue claiming a commitment to the improvement of education. Consequently, the teachers of the future are finding it necessary to clarify their own views regarding the choice controversy. The purposes of…

This paper investigates administrative training in the teaching of English-as-a-Second-Language (TESL) teacher training programs to see if current teacher training adequately meets future TESL teacher administrative training needs. A survey was mailed to all current directors of graduate TESL and applied linguistics programs in the United States.…

This document reports on portions of a study on "Teacher Education for Diversity" in progress since 1990. The overall study includes an ongoing analysis of relevant literature, which has generated a conceptual framework describing the range of existing positions on teacher education for cultural diversity. The study includes the…