A survey of members of the Association for Education in Journalism secondary school division was taken to learn their recommendations for high school journalism courses and teacher certification requirements. Thirty-nine of 51 members replied. They recommended that a journalism minor and professional experience, in addition to teaching, be the…

The purpose of this study was to determine the nature of journalism in high schools, characteristics of teachers and advisers, and perceived needs of journalism teachers and advisers in three states with dissimilar certification requirements: Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. A four-page questionnaire was mailed to appropriate personnel in…

A quiz was the vehicle to get three graduates of agricultural education, who are now agriculture teachers, to tell why they chose agricultural education as a career and to evaluate their preparation. (HD)

The majority of colleges of pharmacy consist and should continue to consist of a majority of pharmacy-educated faculty, but there are a limited though substantial proportion of academic employment opportunities in pharmacy schools for qualified scientists without pharmacy backgrounds. (Author/LBH)

Reminiscences by a speech teacher of her encounters with persons who influenced her life and her selection of a discipline to study. Also recounts her experiences teaching speech courses at Northwestern University. (NKA)

A survey of 91 Maryland correctional educators asked questions about experience, education, certification, and beliefs and personal strategies as correctional educators. Results indicate that more effective teachers had completed more courses in educational methodology than peers and were more likely to have updated their skills in the last two…

The United Kingdom's shortage of qualified physics teachers and its trend toward balanced science courses has resulted in many non-specialist physics teachers, who have indicated that there was a considerable difference between anticipated and actual difficulty in teaching specific physics topics. A constructivist model of inservice education in…

A survey of 139 elementary and secondary teachers provided data that suggest why a random group of teachers selected teaching as their profession. Results also indicate factors that teachers considered important when accepting their first jobs. The data has implications for teachers as well as school systems and the general public. (CH)

The personal and formal educational experiences of 97 new college geography teachers participating in a study of teacher preparation are described; their effects of the first year of teaching are analyzed; and the sorting process determining who goes where in the profession is described. (MSE)

In 1881, Tyler was invited to Cornell to fill the first professorship of U.S. history created at any American university. That episode provides the opportunity to examine history teaching in nineteenth century America, the origins of the historical profession, the Anglo-American cultural context that shaped Tyler's outlook, and his achievements.…

Journalism educators who have come from professional media backgrounds respond to questions about their career changes. (HOD)

Summarizes practical projects, science activities, and teaching aids usable in teaching of the astronomy section of physics courses at the pre-O, O and A-level stages. Indicates that the teacher interest is the decisive factor influencing introduction of astronomy into schools. (CC)

Article deals with the teachers' problems in teaching in an open classroom, stressing the fact that teachers presently are not trained to teach this way. (ML)

The social, economic, and educational background of Jamaican students is presented to show the difficulties of trying to teach physics. (DS)