Explores the implications of various posts perspectives on anti-oppressive education, especially poststructuralist perspectives, for social studies, English, mathematics, and science education. Focuses on two main theoretical constructs: (1) unknowability, multiplicity, and looking beyond the known and (2) resistance, crisis, and resignifying the…

An innovative preservice teacher education program at the State University of New York, College at Fredonia, provides many highly structured field-based experiences which include students with disabilities; systematic training in specific, validated intervention strategies; direct training in peer collaboration skills; and emphasis on reflective…

Investigated the understandings of the relationship between caring and teaching brought by elementary student teachers to their first field placements. Data from electronic dialog journals indicated that student teachers believed caring to be an important part of their teaching lives. They had three commonly held understandings of caring:…

Studied the role of Canadian elementary cooperating teachers. Data from interviews, surveys, observations, and focus groups indicated that cooperating teachers were satisfied with their role and gave student teachers considerable amounts of support, feedback, and direction. However, they often were quite hard on student teachers, limiting their…

Studied six intern teachers' reflections on past and future teaching experiences, noting the need for more emphasis on reflection to help prospective teachers look ahead as well as back. Themes emerging from interns' graphical and verbal descriptions of their internships were: discrepancy between anticipated and actual experience; reliance on…

Uses technology to teach science courses to elementary teachers. Involves microcomputers and discusses the motivator role of technology. Introduces the course that is designed for prospective teachers and explains reasons for the development of the course. (YDS)

Interviewed cooperating teachers to determine how they defined successful student teaching experiences and what they believed could enhance their success as mentors. Results highlighted the importance of mutual learning relationships and the need for greater support and collaboration from university faculty. Unsuccessful experiences resulted from…

Investigated preservice teachers' attitudes regarding peer observation and feedback during student teaching. Students had positive perceptions of the helpfulness of peer observation and feedback in improving their teaching and the comfort level they felt working with peers. Most students felt the content and quality of peer feedback improved their…

Introduces a series of seven articles that provide different perspectives on the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a field-based teacher-education program at Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Explains features of the restructured teacher-education program, the aim and character of evaluating the program, and learning from…

Wraps up a series of articles on the work of faculty and students at Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, who were involved in restructuring the teacher-preparation program to be a field-based program. Discusses the profundity of the change, the political context for implementation, and the evaluation of the program. (SM)

Reviews literature on partnerships between educators at school and university sites, exploring the range of barriers encountered by teachers of future teachers. The research indicates that such partnerships are desirable, achievable, and sustainable, and it acknowledges that it is the attitudes and dispositions of the individuals within the…

Examines the reflective writing of 37 student teachers during their field placements. Identifies themes that the interns believed they learn and need to know, such as preparing for instruction, varying approaches to teaching, making learning relevant, managing students and recognizing problem situations, expanding and using art knowledge, and…

The move to address the inequity in our nation's schools continues to be an issue of concern for many in education. While the NCLB Act spotlights our nation's public schools, universities and colleges are not immune to the new law. Many schools of higher education continue to look for effective ways to better prepare future teachers for the…

This article describes the three-year evolution of a team-taught teacher education class entitled the "Social Contexts of Education" in the setting of an urban high school. The course developed a number of innovative practices, including collaborative instruction by K-12 and university faculty and the development of a parent engagement…

Pre-service teachers who had completed their practicum or student teaching and in-service teachers in their first 3 years of teaching (n = 218) completed open-ended surveys about their beliefs and fears of school violence and rated their fears for such acts as use of weapons and the likelihood of those acts about their fears about schools and…