This article discusses urban teacher shortages, the interaction between poverty, ethnicity, and academic performance, and how licensure contributes to poor results in urban schools. Two partnerships between local universities and school districts to address these shortages are described. The need to prepare general and special education teachers…

For most of the 20th century, Scottish teacher education in physical education, sport, and recreation were divided by gender and philosophy and provided by two specialist colleges. Analysis of the government's 1986 decision to merge the colleges focuses on the shift in power and control from the self-contained world of physical education to…

Three methods of library instruction were used with 49 students in an urban graduate teacher education program: campus-based class with face-to-face instruction, campus-based class with Web-based tutorial, and Web-based tutorial. All groups improved their efficacy beliefs and library skills, but gains differed significantly between some groups.…

This article discusses teacher misconceptions of gifted students and gifted programs and the effects of a postgraduate teacher education program in Australia called the Certificate of Gifted Education. Results of the program indicate powerful changes in teachers' attitudes and support the need to provide every teacher with training in gifted…

A survey of 56 Early Childhood Special Education teacher education programs found that the majority had separate assessment courses with a practicum component. Assessment topics receiving the greatest emphasis were instructional assessment for programing, appropriate assessment procedures, use of observational techniques, and…

Describes an inservice teacher course incorporating 34 competencies identified as important for behavior disorder teachers in rural West Virginia, and featuring 15 seminars tailored to participants' needs, videotaped practicum experience, and use of portable computers to record and analyze student behaviors. Contains 28 references. (SV)

Investigated is the impact on attitudes of prospective elementary school teachers of pragmatic, success-oriented courses in science as prerequisites for entry into science methods courses. A need for exposing prospective teachers to instructional strategies and experiences which are consistent with teaching practices and curricula employed in a…

Argues that elementary and secondary school arts students are being taught by non-artists who themselves were educated for the teaching task by non-teachers. Suggests a new approach: that of educating artists who are willing to teach, rather than teachers who are willing to teach art. (LS)

Forty-eight institutions exemplary in development and research in secondary mathematics education were surveyed to determine what innovative approaches are being developed to address instructional changes recommended by recent mathematics reform efforts. Results are reported on general curriculum information, specific courses offered, programmatic…

This article describes changes in the Department of Special Education at the University of South Florida, which has embraced a transformative philosophy emphasizing the constuctivist learning paradigm, a collaborative model of work, the value of diversity, reflective teaching, and the value of a community of learners. Perspectives on this change…

Identified factors related to the recruitment, training, and retention of family child care (FCC) providers in two rural communities who participated in an FCC training program. Findings point to the relative success of efforts to recruit and train high quality family child care providers and the relative difficulty of retaining these providers…

Addresses the need to recruit culturally diverse, special education teachers into rural schools, especially in California where there has been an increase in minority groups moving to rural areas. Reasons for teacher shortages include the graying of the profession, high attrition rates among new special educators, and declining enrollment in…

A survey of Michigan's teacher preparation institutions sought to determine the extent of current and projected technology integration in teacher preparation programs. A questionnaire asked about faculty development, curriculum modification, hardware and software acquisition, and resource needs. Results indicated a vast variation in technology…

Tests 90 children's and 100 preservice teachers' singing ranges and tonalities. Finds both sets of subjects have nearly identical singing ranges. Suggests both groups may sing in low tessituras unless reminded to lift their voices. Encourages teacher education programs to recommend that new teachers perform songs in suitable ranges for children.…

This article describes the development and implementation of two interdisciplinary preservice programs (at Appalachian State University, North Carolina, and Western Kentucky University) that have combined standards from early childhood and early childhood special education. Both programs cover infants and children (birth to five). Benefits to such…