This publication, the fifth annual yearbook of the Association of Teacher Educators, examines four aspects of teacher education: context, process, curriculum, and communication. The volume is introduced by a Foreword (M. Ishler) and "Introduction: Educating Our Nation's Teachers" (D. J. McIntyre and D. M. Byrd). The remainder of the book has four divisions. Division 1 contains: "Context: Overview and Framework" (T. Weible and J. E. White); "Multicultural Education in a Global Context" (R. F. McNergney, L. A. Regelbrugge, and J. P. Harper); "The Representation of Multiple Cultures and Perspectives in One Elementary Teacher Education Class: A Case Study from a Postmodern Feminist Perspective" (I. M. Striedieck); "Do Low Salaries Really Draw the Least Able into the Teaching Profession?" (M. R. Rollefson and T. M. Smith); and "Summary: Context: Reflections and Implications" (T. Weible and J. E. White). Division 2 includes: "Processes: Overview and Framework" (R. Alley, C. B. Furtwengler, and D. Potthoff); "How Can Teacher Perspectives Affect Teacher Decision Making?" (C. I. Bennett); "Cooperative Learning, Staff Development, and Change" (A. B. Sanders and M. S. Meloth); "A Teacher's Reconceptualization of Mathematics Teaching: A Paradox in Teacher Education" (D. H. Foss); and "Summary: Processes: Reflections and Implications" (R. Alley, C. B. Furtwengler, and D. Potthoff). Division 3 includes: "Curriculum: Overview and Framework" (S. J. Odell); "Developing a Constructivist Teacher Education Program" (E. M. Guyton, J. Rainer, and T. Wright); "'Swallowing an Elephant': The Subject Perspectives of Selected Novice English Teachers" (E. Spalding); "Multicultural Education and Monocultural Students: Curriculum Struggles in Teacher Education" (B. Jung); and "Summary: Curriculum: Reflections and Implications" (S. J. Odell). Division 4 includes: "Communication: Overview and Framework" (R. E. Floden); "Voices from the Margins: Asian American Teachers' Experiences in the Profession" (A. L. Goodwin, C. Genishi, N. Asher, and K. A. Woo); "Content Analysis of Prospective Teachers' Self-Guiding Speech during Solitary and Collaborative Planning" (B. H. Manning, S. E. Glasner, and V. G. Aeby); "A Model, Not a Mold: A Comparison of Four School-University Partnerships" (J. H. Sandholtz); and "Summary: Communication: Reflections and Implications" (R. E. Floden). Each paper contains references. (ND)