The difficulties encountered in developing an innovative teacher education program, emphasizing educational equity, are analyzed. Fluctuating membership in the program development group and an overly open decision-making process led to conflict over who would make decisions and what problems would be addressed. (IS)

Drawing on philosophy, curriculum theory, and studies of teacher education, this article questions the results of implementing teacher-thinking research in teacher education programs. Advocates a shift from research utilization and implementation to questions of curriculum deliberation and justification in teacher education. (GEA)

Examines the trend which emphasizes teachers' classroom management skills over their knowledge of curriculum content. The author contends that content knowledge should be the primary focus of both teacher education and teaching, and that teaching strategies and management skills should arise out of the need to communicate that knowledge. (AM)