Research literature was reviewed for the joint purposes of assessing the state of the art in vocational teacher education research and attempting to determine whether vocational teacher education has escaped its ancillary status and, through significant research, moved toward becoming an intellectual field. Most of the research studies deal with…

The primary objective of the conference was to initiate improvements in the qualifications and supply of educational personnel working with Mexican American students by suggesting recommended changes in present teacher training programs. Approximately 100 participants from colleges and universities, regional educational laboratories, public…

One hundred and forty-five Head Start teachers, from lower-middle class families, attended a workshop in 1965 before working in the Head Start program. During the workshop and again in 1967 they filled out autobiographical and experience forms. The forms were used to test three hypotheses regarding differences associated with differential teaching…

There are many different hypotheses concerning the focus for continuing education for foreign language teachers and a range of training patterns are utilized. Many training programs emphasize graduate education as the basis for the continuing education of foreign language teachers. Teacher centers, teacher development centers, staff development…

Part 4 of a 6-part series of pamphlets contains anecdotes of a vocational agriculture teacher's (who was also a State supervisor) experiences in the area of problems of relationships. The eight stories, based on actual happenings, illustrate relationships with students, with school administrators, with teachers, and with parents and relatives. The…

The purpose of this paper is to propose a conception of the learning process and to suggest its mathematical form. In this framework, the characteristics of the schools children attend are emphasized. The objective is to suggest a framework for the evaluation of research on school effects and a point of departure for new research on the impact of…

This book is primarily about the problems of preparing teachers for assignments to schools in low-income neighborhoods and is based on an extensive case study of a specific attempt to deal with these problems. Chapter 1 introduces some basic issues in the training of teachers for assignment to schools in low-income neighborhoods. Chapter 2…

This directory contains the names of educators and paraprofessionals who might be of help in the education of newly arrived Vietnamese refugees in the United States. The criteria for selection of the individual educators were: (1) the educator has taught, or was trained to teach, in Vietnam or Cambodia; (2) the educator has some special expertise,…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the operation and effects of Title I ESEA programs operative in selected school districts in Michigan in relation to change in their respective elementary curricula as perceived by elementary school teachers. A total of 87 teachers took part. A questionnaire was developed and administered. In addition,…

The purpose of this study was to compare current student teacher preparation programs and practices with demands made of beginning speech teachers in Illinois. A questionnaire designed to gather recommendations on ways to prepare speech teachers for the actual teaching situation was sent to 159 student teachers from 20 Illinois colleges and 183…

This study analyzed factors in attracting and recruiting professional nurses into Massachusetts state service. Although Massachusetts had relatively many registered nurses (RN), 45% were inactive. Resulting shortages were great, especially in state hospitals. All agencies had high turnover, with impending staffing crises in some agencies because…

This study was conducted to determine: (1) if there were a significant difference in the effectiveness of vocational counselors as compared with regular counselors and vocational teachers in an on-the-job guidance task, and (2) the relationship of counselor background characteristics to effectiveness ratings of the counselors. In each of the 25…

Field based preservice teacher education (FBPTE) is a total university effort, not simply a program of roles to be played by professional educators. It is an optimal mix of early and continuous developmental experiences, sequenced to meet the attitudinal and skill development needs of preservice teachers that occur in realistic educational…

Data on faculty members in the state's 17 public institutions are contained in the report. Tables include information (for institutions collective and individually) on academic rank, highest earned academic degree, years of experience at present institution and in higher education in general, age, sex, average annual salary, and tenure. Faculty of…

Surveys university-based reading clinics and their potential for research leadership. Recommends that graduate programs of reading/language arts examine the consistency between the clinical component and the developmental coursework of their degree programs. (ARH)