Describes an innovative approach to induction in an engineering school. Uses a constructivist approach to involve students, working in small groups with a staff facilitator, in the investigation of a technical issue. (Author/MM)

Evaluates the progress of a European university's international cooperation in two projects related to engineering education from the point of their original plans, development, evolution of partnership, and problems that arose and were solved. Focuses on the expertise obtained, methods of assessment, persistent links and their influence on…

Discusses the effects of training on the teaching staff in an innovation process that is the implementation of English-medium instruction by non-native speaking lecturers to non-native speaking students. The workshop turned out to be the most appropriate professional development for the first two phases in the innovation process. (Contains 13…

Aims to understand the problems that students face in developing the design skills that they will need in their future careers during the Engineering Orientation course in freshman year. The 'visual thinking' technique in the course enhanced understanding and motivation to participate in discussions. (Author/ASK)

Values the use of a contextualized poster in which the images are more important than the actual words. Confirms this through an analysis of a questionnaire handed out to a sample of 'English for Specific Purposes' students. Addresses the pedagogical implications that the use of a poster has proved to have with a multidisciplinary group of…

Introduces a series of articles on research in teacher education. The articles include both analytical reviews of earlier research and current scientific contributions. All of the studies seek to enhance the quality of teaching and learning and to overcome the gaps between theory and practice both at the teacher education level and the school…

Reviews research on teacher education published by the Association for Teacher Education in Europe, examining type of content, purpose, focus of study, and (when appropriate) authors' perspectives and the educational theory perspective chosen. The inquiry underscores the importance of relating teacher education research to general social and…

Using Habermas' Theory of Communicative Action and concept of communicative rationality, the paper proposes that narrative inquiry can be a rational enterprise, presenting narrative inquiry as a narrative discourse which has the dual function of being a method of inquiry and a means of personal and professional development in teacher education.…

Discusses myths regarding history and teacher education, arguing that research in educational history is important for teacher education and for professional educators. Two case studies of lessons in Swedish teacher training institutions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries show how yesterday's teaching practices and rationales influence…

This study of student teacher socialization in Norwegian primary and preschool teacher education, which involved classroom observations and interviews, showed how a visible pedagogic practice was reproduced in school teacher education and an invisible pedagogic practice was reproduced in preschool teacher education. Preservice student teachers…

Discusses new challenges for preservice and inservice teacher education connected with changing conceptions of the teaching profession in the Czech Republic, noting innovative approaches and strategies (e.g., constructivist approaches, reflective practice, and university-school cooperation) and examining training strategies to help students…

Examines efforts by one Norwegian university college to institutionalize research among the academic staff, describing different steps taken by the college's leadership and a group of teacher educators/researchers to establish a research environment at the institution and stimulate research among the staff. Hindrances to establishing a research…

Describes research conducted in a French teacher training college about the supervision of preservice teachers writing professional dissertations (which became compulsory in 1991). After describing elementary and secondary level preservice teachers' perspectives, researchers examined the perspectives of their supervisors to show discrepancies.…

Discusses the increasing proportion of foreign nationals on Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) modern languages courses across Britain, examining their national identity. Data from interviews with French, German, and Spanish nationals attending a PGCE course show that while talking about their teaching experiences, individuals sometimes…

Describes one approach to including education for sustainability in teacher professional development. Data from participatory appraisal, participatory action research, and cooperative inquiry involving secondary school teachers were used to construct a model of the main factors affecting sustainability and devise a teaching approach tested in…