Presented is data amassed from 200 participants in a successful overseas student teaching program run by Indiana University. The data addresses how stateside student teaching helps or hinders subsequent teaching practicum experiences in overseas nations. Suggested are steps which can eliminate or minimize difficulties encountered by student…

Seven brief articles by teachers in Foxfire's East Tennessee Teachers' Network discuss the developmentally appropriate application of Foxfire core practices in grades 4-8, and describe class problem-solving related to student behavior problems, community-based projects, changing student attitudes, and use of Foxfire-style projects with special…

Interview data were collected from eight student teachers from universities in Australia and the United States to determine how student teachers perceive the process of learning to teach, particularly with regard to certain themes: setting goals, modeling, gaining experience, developing routines, and trial and error. Implications for teacher…

Using inducements-contribution theory, this study examines 12 high school teachers' experiences in a collaborative teacher education program and identifies and analyzes the balance between demands and rewards for teachers. The partnership--the Comprehensive Teacher Education Institute--has as its goal establishment of a professional development…

Five special education student teachers and their cooperating teachers maintained weekly journals reflecting upon successive, prescribed themes. The journal entries of both students and teachers confirmed that a practicum situation provides an opportunity for critical reflection, enhancing the student teaching experience as a shared occasion for…

Praises Anton S. Makarenko's work and pedagogical theories. Calls for research into applying Makarenko's theories to the Soviet Union's current educational reform. Highlights Makarenko's success at unifying theory and practice at his labor collective school. These theories focus on democratizing school relations, promoting individual development,…

Reports on a study of the background and training of 178 economics teachers in 114 high schools in western New York State. Contends that teachers with no background have greater difficulty teaching economic topics than teachers trained in economics. (CFR)

Two student teachers, one completing her practicum in a rural culturally nondiverse setting and the other in an urban culturally diverse setting, expressed similar concerns about students' impoverished environments, troublesome home lives including abuse and single-parent homes, and difficulties associated with teaching a diverse group of…

Presents results of a study of three student teachers in elementary general music. Uses writings and interviews of student teachers to explore their goals and teaching plans. Concludes that student enjoyment is the primary objective of beginning student teachers. Finds this replaced by student achievement of objectives as teacher gains experience.…

Describes a first-year teacher's efforts to become a teacher and her experiences of the complex relationships among control, subject matter, and teaching. The article stresses the importance of the institutional context within which the beginner works, noting her relationship with her department head and mentor. (SM)

In this study a LISREL model was tested to assess the effects of grade level and years of experience on stress in 166 Ohio elementary and secondary public school teachers. Grade taught had a negative effect on teacher stress. Teaching experience did not account for much variance in stress levels. (SM)

Entries from the teaching journal of a teacher of behavior disordered students illustrate her inner struggle as she turned away from the traditional philosophy of classroom control and the progress of her students as they accepted responsibility for their behavior and learning. (SV)

Provides a lesson plan using historical photographs to teach local history in elementary school social studies classes. Suggests sources and copying procedures. Employs cooperative learning strategies in which students title photographs and describe what they see, then compare their findings with those of other groups and with historical…

Study investigated teacher differences in attributions and perceptions concerning student behavior. Expert, advanced beginner, and novice teachers discussed perceptions of students, attribution of behavior, and prediction of future performance. They differed in how they discussed student behavior and dealt with misbehavior but not in prediction of…

Discussion of research on student teaching experiences and the process of producing effective physical educators examines: origins of student teaching in teacher education, cooperating teacher/supervisor interactions with student teachers, content of teacher-student interactions, reasons for participating in the process, and ways to enhance the…