This paper is based on a multidimensional study employing a heuristic methodology termed "creative narrative" that combines arts-based methods with narrative inquiry. Six female teachers' narratives of identity are explored through artistic, visual images to illuminate if and how they story "unconscious". The creative narratives, illuminated…

Focussing on faculty characteristics, workload, and compensation, this report provides comprehensive data on full- and part-time faculty employed by institutions in the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). Data were drawn from the fall 1991 Department of Community Colleges' College Staff Information Data Survey, from the 1990…

Interviews conducted with 45 public school teachers in a county school system in rural southern Appalachia explored teacher perceptions of cultural differences between Appalachian and non-Appalachian students and whether teachers born and reared in Appalachia differed in their perceptions from teachers born and reared outside the region. Teachers…

Abstracts and abstractors' critiques of ten articles dealing with various aspects of teacher education are presented in this journal issue. Studies reviewed focused on: (1) preservice secondary science teachers' understanding of the nature of science; (2) laboratory teaching skills; (3) science backgrounds of elementary teachers; (4) use of…

Previous research has failed to support the widely held assumption that the academic difficulties experienced by many minority and low socioeconomic status youth are due to their "outsider" standing vis-a-vis the middle class culture thought to govern the social relations of schooling. This analysis suggests that this proposition errs in…

This monograph presents 1981-82 data on the supply of and demand for teachers and the status of currently active teachers in Utah. Statistics are presented in tabular form. Section I provides information on: (1) total number of professional personnel; (2) ethnic and racial background; (3) certification and training; (4) professional experience;…

A naturalistic-design study compared the practices of "writer-teachers" (expert practitioners) who employ methods rooted in experience with traditional "teacher writers." Eight subjects were chosen from a group of 23 writers who teach below the college level. One quarter of classroom observation and taping produced an in-depth study of two expert…

This profile in outline form examines the English language teaching situation in Japan and the role of English in the Japanese educational system and society. The following are examined: (1) the growing role of English in business and science, and in Japan's image abroad; (2) the role of English in all levels of the Japanese educational system,…

The first part of this research report presents the findings of a study of public opinion about community problems, particularly race relations and defacto school segregation, in the inner city areas of Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, and Waterbury, Connecticut. In the second part these four communities and Stamford are examined as systems of…

This document presents interview data acquired from white and black teachers and white and black parents. Among the questions dealt with are: why white teachers teach in black schools in the inner city; whether white teachers are willing to accept black leadership (i.e., the black principal); whether a majority white faculty should be assigned to…

The problem of finding adequately prepared teachers in public schools is determined to be directly related to school size and grade level in this study. Tables illustrating this principle are derived from a state-wide survey of Iowan junior and senior high schools concerning teaching assignments in the communicative arts during the first semester…

The purpose of this study was to determine if educators and prospective teachers were equally knowledgeable regarding the following three recommended principles and practices for developing oral language skills of first grade disadvantaged students: (1) Teachers should encourage children to express themselves freely and have the children do most…

The Sixth Annual Report on the characteristics of newly appointed full-time faculty in California Community Colleges for the academic year 1972-73 provides relevant data from 94 public and 10 private community colleges. The size of the faculties in these institutions vary from 3 to 557 full-time faculty, both new and continuing, for a total of…

This study of the traditional elementary social studies curriculum was conducted during 1974-76 in 16 school systems in cities of 10,000 and above population in Iowa and southern Minnesota. A traditional social studies curriculum incorporates history and geography, but not other social science fields. The purposes of the study were to (1)…

Describes a professional development research project concerned with equity in mathematics education. Project goals include teacher collaboration to learn about equity, racism, and schooling. Also, through the sharing of personal experiences, teachers learn how gender and cultural bias affect mathematics learning and their interactions with their…