The predictive validity of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) tests of communications skills (CS) and general knowledge (GK) as entrance requirements for teacher education programs and for later performance on the state certification examination were studied. Data were collected for 1,143 graduates of teacher education programs in North…

This study was conducted in order to examine programmatic and personal dimensions that interact to shape a future teacher's beliefs and practices. The study charted stages of preservice teacher development through dialogue journal case study analysis of eight students representing divergent academic disciplines and cultural biographies. The…

The Language and Literacy Block is an attempt to improve the preparation of elementary teachers to teach literacy. It is a component of a year-long preservice teacher education program that is a collaborative enterprise between the University of Illinois and a local school district. Some key features of the Language and Literacy Block include: (1)…

A full report is presented of testimony on teacher preparation given by witnesses before the subcommittee on postsecondary education. Included are the remarks and prepared statements of the following witnesses: (1) Marie D. Eldridge, Administrator of the National Center for Education Statistics, who discussed survey data on making teacher…

There has been a long-standing debate about the proper relationships between teacher preparation and liberal education. The current wave of concern about the quality of teacher preparation, combined with enrollment declines in colleges of education, has led to major reorganization in some institutions which have moved significant portions of the…

This report presents data obtained from responses of 519 schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDE's) to a questionnaire submitted to them by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. The report is subdivided into six sections: (1) characteristics of responding institutions--type of institution, kinds of degrees…

This document presents a summary of follow-up evaluation studies of basic and advanced education graduates, conducted by the Office of Educational Research and Services at Bowling Green State University (Ohio) over the last few years. (The university's evaluative follow-up endeavors have been closely tied to a needs assessment model, and a major…

Because of the greater demands placed on teachers today, the faculty of the College of Education at the University of Florida has developed a new teacher preparation program. It is not built upon the existing program, but upon a reconceptualization of what a beginning teacher should know, should be able to do, and should be, as a model for youth.…

The Colorado State University's program for master teachers stressed the "collaboration for growth" concept throughout the program's conceptualization, implementation, and evaluation. The program began in Fall 1979, with an emphasis on analysis of instruction. The program's second year focused on the application of educational theories…

This paper describes the infusion of technology training into a university's special education program for intern teachers. As the teachers participate in their core classes they have the opportunity to immediately consider and plan for incorporating technology into their teaching to assist their special needs students. Through their class…

This paper describes the goals of critical multicultural education in the USA and identifies current challenges working to impede its infusion within technology teacher education programs. It offers both technology and multicultural teacher educators a model for infusion of both critical multicultural perspectives and technology into their…

This document describes a project to reform the undergraduate teacher education courses within the Department of Vocational and Career Development at Georgia State University. An introduction states the problem and the goals of the project. Chapter 2 describes the project's methodology. Chapter 3 reports a compilation of all of the data obtained…

A study aimed to establish baseline data about where, when, what, how, to whom, and by whom preservice vocational teacher education is provided so that more informed decisions can be made in the current climate of educational reform. Usable data, collected through two questionnaires, were provided from 78 colleges and universities and from 633…

This report describes the kinds of preparation and continual staff development elementary school teachers need to help them acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to foster science learning. In addition, the conditions and support needed to create an environment where good science teaching can flourish are discussed. Chapters included are:…

This paper reflects on how the differences that surface in a program can be effectively mediated by the design of the curriculum, i.e., how an integrated curriculum combined with a collegial teaching cohort can foster enhanced quality in teacher preparation and can reconcile differences in the philosophical orientation of faculty. The example of…