New Materials and measures designed to foster teacher competencies can radically alter all of teacher education-research, instruction, and field experiences-and rescue its lost esteem. Author discusses current weaknesses in teacher education programs. (Author/RK)

Four hundred and twenty special education resource teachers working mainly with retarded pupils were surveyed about inservice training needs. Of 32 specific skills/competencies, individual pupil counseling skills was idenitified as the most important. The most effective vehicle for delivering training was identified as short-term courses and…

This study identifies special needs students, by category of definition, who were enrolled in vocational agriculture programs in Pennsylvania during the 1980-81 school year. It further identifies program-related problems encountered by vocational agriculture teachers and it provides teachers' perceived level of competence for teaching handicapped…

Proposes techniques to help instructors of preservice teacher education programs in social studies improve their programs. Techniques involve collecting data from the schools, determining a definition of social studies, selecting teaching competencies and instructional strategies, and assessing teachers' and student teachers' abilities to perform…

A condensation of a report on educational reform and the development of new teacher education programs is presented. Viewpoints of various educational reform movements (progressive reform, academic reform, personalistic reform, and competency-based teacher education) are described. (JD)

Identifies the competencies of effective speech communication/drama teachers through two written contacts with in-service teachers. Compares these results with the recommended competencies of the Speech Communication Association/American Theatre Association Joint Task Force. Explores the implications of these statements for competency-based…

The question addressed by the article was: How much consistency is there among one accrediting agency's standards and various states' certification requirements for teachers of the emotionally disturbed? Inconsistencies found in professional expectations lead to the conclusion that national professional standards for teachers of the behaviorally…

A videotaped presentation was produced as a collaborative effort involving university professors, students, and field center faculty members. The following items are addressed: production development, the summative assessment checklist, program segments, product utilization, assessment steps and participant reactions. (Author)

The results of this study of 50 vocational teachers in Tennessee suggest the usefulness of competency-based modules as a continuing teacher education device. The modules have a positive impact on teachers' knowledge and confidence to develop and identify student performance objectives. (CT)

Resources shared within a consortium of teacher centers improve the centers' performance and provide better inservice teacher education. (JD)

A comparison is offered between competency-based programs using a consortium model and field-based programs relying on teacher autonomy for use in teacher education programs. (JMF)

Well-developed media modules, geared especially to the needs of special education teachers, can be an invaluable aid to an effective teacher education program. (LH)

The article presents a personal analysis of competency-based teacher education (CBTE) in terms of perceived positive and negative aspects of the CBTE approach. CBTE is compared with a traditional approach to teacher education and 11 suggestions for CBTE are offered. (SBH)

Identifies essential aspects of administrative planning that must be considered when moving from a traditional reading preservice education program to a competency, field-based model of instruction. (TJ)

A "Product-Action" approach extends the research and theory of teacher education into the reality of the actual learning site. (LH)