College and inservice courses can prepare teachers to accept and value other cultures, but they can do little to make individuals multicultural in fact. (JH)

A study was conducted to determine the attitudes of undergraduate education students regarding the importance of experiences with children and to examine the effects of age, prior experiences with children, and class standing on their attitudes. The purpose of this study was to seek an appropriate balance among field experiences, methods, content,…

The course content, specific objectives, and evaluation for a science teaching methods course required for students planning to be secondary school science teachers in the biological, physical, or earth sciences are described. (CS)

A teacher education course strongly emphasizing field work in classrooms, team teaching, and providing early opportunity for informed career choice is described. The following major objectives of the course are identified and their implementation described: (1) provide students with intensified field experiences very early in and throughout the…

A national survey of all (676) teacher preparation programs in speech communication was conducted during 1976 and 1977. Responses were received from 266 (42%) institutions; of these responses, 219 (34%) were usable. This paper reports the informational and attitudinal responses on the following subjects: the department and the institution; state…

The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions and opinions of the 128 students who have matriculated in a competency-based reading methods course at Rhode Island College. The course presently consists of 54 objectives in 14 instructional modules. Alternate learning activities and various postassessment options are listed in each module,…

Presented is a methods textbook designed for elementary school teachers to help them improve the teaching of elementary school science. The author has attempted to guide teachers in choosing curriculum to be taught by considering educational objectives, diagnosing learner needs, and then evaluating the success of their teaching in terms of learner…

The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether or not significant differences existed between the responses of education faculty of six Oklahoma state colleges, biology faculty of six Oklahoma state colleges, and principals of Oklahoma high schools regarding undergraduate preparation in biology methods. The data-gathering Oklahoma high…

Guidelines for judging English methods-course textbooks need to be developed and applied to the increasing quantities of texts being published. Objective data for evaluation may be obtained through several approaches: (1) key word in context, in which the frequency of a word is accepted as representative of the importance of a concept; (2)…

Recognizing the need to reinforce methods courses with realistic perceptions of the secondary classroom, the Business Education Department at Shippensburg State College implemented, in September 1972, an integrated methods block including field experiences. The program has three primary objectives. The first objective is to provide business…

This study tested 1) whether instruction based on guided discovery, the use of expensive manipulative aids, and maximum pupil participation increases achievement in mathematics for pupils in grades 1-6; 2) whether a program based largely on learning through activity and guided discovery is effective in the training of prospective teachers enrolled…

The secondary teacher education program at Ramapo College, scheduled to begin in the fall of 1971, consists of a required 24-credit sequence of ten blocks. Each block is classified as an "inquiry block" or an "action block." Students are required to enroll in an action block for each corresponding inquiry block. Inquiry blocks cover sociology of…

This study was conducted to secure information about various academic and organizational aspects of pre-service science methods courses for elementary school teachers. About 65 percent of all respondents to the questionnaire indicated a semester plan in existence as against 27 percent for a quarter system for preparing elementary teachers. Most…

Effects of student participation in a science methods course with and without extensive experiences with children on changes in open- and closed-mindedness and in attitudes toward science were studied among nine sections of pre-service elementary education majors. Seven sections received regular course instruction, and two were provided with…

The study was designed to assess the effects of three different instructional strategies of teaching science methods on selected attitudes and perceptions held by 30 prospective elementary school teachers, as well as the effects of these instructional strategies on children's perceptions of teacher behavior variables of warmth, demand and…