This paper examines how teacher competence is related to the role-expectations set forth for teachers--specifically elementary teachers. Data descriptive of teachers today are reviewed. Factors which appear to deter highly competent persons from entering teaching are also identified. The paper projects even more challenges to a role often…

A 44-item questionnare was sent to 11,000 Child Development Associates in the fall of 1988 in an effort to provide an updated view of the constituency served by the Child Development Association (CDA) National Credentialing Program. The questionnaire covered four categories: (1) background information; (2) education and experience; (3) training…

Two performance instruments used in Georgia for the assessment and certification of speech language pathologists (SLPs) are described. All school SLPs are required to attain a passing score on the written Teacher Certification Test for Speech-Language Pathologists (TCT-SLP). Analysis of test results from 1982 through May, 1986 indicated that 63%…

This module, one in a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages, focuses on a specific skill that vocational educators need to be successful in the area of instructional execution. The purpose of the module is to help instructors become competent in operating film equipment and in using films to present information in the…

The 3-year Secondary Level Teacher Training Program is intended to train special education teachers for students with mild disabilities at the middle and high school levels. The program included both certification and masters degree components and was structured to encourage students to obtain both. Results of a survey of Oregon secondary special…

A description is given of an assessment model for undergraduate preservice teacher education students. Sequentially, it begins at the point of the student's entry into the teacher education program and continues through the student's entry into the profession. The model is constructed for the four-year baccalaureate teacher preparation program…

This study was conducted as part of a project to increase the number of certified teachers who serve students with behavior disorders in the rural regions of West Virginia, improve the quality of training to participants at both the elementary and secondary levels, and retain certified teachers who teach students with behavior disorders. Improving…

This paper examines the life-span approach to developmental psychology as it relates to teacher development research and presents some empirical results demonstrating the potential of the approach for increasing understanding of teacher development. Five assumptions of the life-span orientation as applied to the study of teacher development are…

Research concerning the Child Development Associate (CDA) program at the Pennsylvania State University aims to define more carefully the characteristics of the adult learners enrolled in CDA training, delineate the characteristics and process of training, and broaden the scope of outcome variables studied. To address this third aim, a series of…

Because of a documented need for more and better trained vocational education teachers, including those from industry, an alternative approach to teacher preparation, called performance-based teacher education (PBTE), was developed. PBTE is an approach to instructor preparation in which (1) the training program is based on the competencies…

This module, which is one in a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages focusing upon specific professional competencies of vocational teachers, deals with using the team teaching approach. The module consists of three learning experiences. The first learning experience discusses the principles and procedures involved in…

Virginia Tech has implemented an off-campus individualized instruction model for new, inservice, provisional certificate teachers. The program has incorporated several innovations to enhance the quality and efficiency of this approach, which has been practiced in various states for a number of years. The provisional certificate course series…

This manual is one of four volumes in a staff development series designed for use with the Georgia Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling units. The helping skills training program, developed to equip school personnel with the competencies necessary to establish and maintain interpersonal relationships has two components, part 1, the…

Alternatives for Paraprofessional Training (APT), a 3-year project, addressed the need for training paraprofessionals working with young handicapped children in rural and urban areas of Texas. Objectives of the project were: to identify competencies needed by paraprofessionals in working with young, handicapped children; to identify the needs of…

The "Portfolio Process in Professional Development" is a competency based teacher education program recently mandated by the Florida State Board of Education as the central element of the Florida Beginning Teacher Program. It involves a probationary year of supervised teaching for the beginning teacher before certification is granted. This model…