A review is presented of recent literature concerning teachers' attitudes toward inservice programs. One of the studies concluded that items that teachers like at inservice meetings are: (1) active involvement; (2) teaching; (3) practical information; (4) meetings that are short and to the point; (5) in-depth treatment of one concept; (6) well…

THE AIM OF THIS TENTATIVE SYLLABUS FOR TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS OF SPANISH IS TO INTEGRATE MORE CLOSELY THE LANGUAGE PRACTICE, APPLIED LINGUISTICS, AND METHODS ELEMENTS OF THE TRAINING COURSE AND TO RELATE THEM DIRECTLY TO THE PRACTICE ELEMENT BY THE INTRODUCTION OF MICROTEACHING. THE FIRST PART OF THIS FOUR-PART SYLLABUS IS ON APPLIED…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESEARCH, THEORETICAL, HISTORICAL, AND ANECDOTAL MATERIAL IS A BRIEF, REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF REFERENCES WHICH REFLECT THE CURRENT THINKING ABOUT THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE TEACHER OF SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE APPROXIMATELY 110 WORKS CITED INCLUDE JOURNAL ARTICLES, BOOKS, SPEECHES, DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS,…

Communication and openness seem to have a major impact on relationships. The scope of communication activity undertaken by many university schools of education includes workshops and institutes, periodic meetings, print and other media, demonstrations, and formal and informal training. In all activities, these schools have a responsibility to the…

IMPROVEMENT IN TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS IS BEING IMPLEMENTED TO INSURE A CORPS OF QUALIFIED LANGUAGE TEACHERS WHO CAN MEET THE DEMANDS OF MODERN CURRICULA. NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT INSTITUTES, FILMS, CONSULTANTS, AND TEACHERS MANUALS ACCOMPANYING NEW MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSERVICE TEACHERS. FUTURE TEACHERS ARE BEING AIDED BY MORE…

INFORMATION IS PRESENTED BASED ON RESPONSES OF 203 DEPARTMENT CHAIRMEN TO A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDYING THE TRAINING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL. SUBJECTS SURVEYED WERE COURSE REQUIREMENTS, PROFICIENCY TESTS, METHODS COURSES, PRACTICE TEACHING, NUMBER OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE GRADUATES, AND PLANS FOR CHANGES IN THE TEACHER…

Reported are the results of a survey on preservice elementary mathematics teacher education conducted by the Commission on the Education of Teachers of Mathematics of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The Commission surveyed over 350 teacher education institutions in the United States and over 20 in Canada. The purpose of the survey…

Reported are the results of a survey on preservice secondary mathematics teacher education in the United States conducted by the Commission on the Education of Teachers of Mathematics of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The Commission surveyed over 350 teacher education institutions in the United States. The purpose of the survey…

Reported are the results of a survey on preservice secondary mathematics teacher education in Canada conducted by the Commission on the Education of Teachers of Mathematics of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The Commission surveyed over 20 teacher education institutions in Canada. The purpose of the survey was to ascertain the…

The scope and nature of teacher training programs in the Greater Washington, D.C. area are examined in this survey. The study, oriented toward statistical analysis, focuses on: (1) a historical review of surveys of teacher preparation, (2) formulation and distribution of questionnaires, (3) analysis of questionnaires, (4) a comparative analysis of…

This compilation is a catalog of compensatory education programs being conducted in New York State schools with State, Federal, and local funds. The programs listed are categorized under the following headings: General Programs; Programs for Teachers of the Disadvantaged; Programs for Disadvantaged Children and Youth; and, Programs for…

This booklet uses materials developed during the High School Geography Project to guide teachers and other participants through the formulation of learning objectives, evaluation of those objectives, use of that evaluation to improve teaching, and the application of the process to the construction of an evaluation instrument. After completing the…

This working paper offers considerations to be reviewed by the Faculty of the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences as it examines and reviews curriculum and effects changes for social studies elementary school teacher's improvement within the framework of the 1972 Ryan Act. Abolishing single discipline liberal arts majors, the new law…

This is a report of a year of experimental teaching at Southeastern State College, Oklahoma, in 1970-71. The experimental nature of the research was to employ ideas and methods of contemporary "romantic" educational theorists in teaching an undergraduate English methods class and an experienced teacher graduate class in Recent Trends in English…

This final report discloses findings of a survey team composed of fifteen historians and social studies specialists on 1965 NDEA institutes in history. An attempt is made to identify the nature of a summer institute and how it differs from regular teacher education. Objectives include answering three questions: 1) What kind of teachers attended…