Presents an account of one teacher's mathematics teaching and the perspective that underlies it. Contributes two important aspects of mathematics teacher development from traditional to reform-oriented teaching. Describes teachers' perspectives: assimilatory structures that constrain and afford (a) the sense they make of professional development…

High school technology education students were assigned to groups with either a cooperative-competitive (n=65) or cooperative-cooperative (n=64) goal structure. All cooperative-cooperative groups had to achieve a certain level for groups to get a top score. Students in the cooperative-cooperative environment had more positive attitudes and…

A literature review examined federal legislation for students with disabilities and the efficacy of secondary vocational education. Research indicates a high rate of vocational participation in this population and significant contributions to positive post-school outcomes. Some mixed findings suggest a need to identify specifically which students…

High school technology education students (n=71) were assigned either to 3 experimental groups (integrating math, science, technology, and hands-on experiences) or 3 comparison groups (similar content lessons, workbook exercises). The experimental groups did not have significantly higher learning gains, better perceptions of connections among…

Advocates alternatives to lectures for developing hands-on, interdisciplinary industrial technology practitioners. Discusses the efficacy of contextual methods such as cooperative, cross-functional, and experiential learning. (Contains 24 references.) (SK)

The process used by the National Association of Industrial Technology to develop a certification examination included a Delphi panel, validation of the prototype, and pretest with 311 examinees. Remaining issues in development of the test include item analysis. (Contains 19 references.) (SK)

Observations of male vocational students in an applied academics class were used to analyze resistant behaviors in subcultures that develop as a way of contesting status differentials in schooling. The teacher attempted to implement progressive pedagogy to engage these students. (Contains 36 references.) (SK)

Interviews with 18 secondary trade and industrial teachers who left the profession identified their reasons for leaving: eight were dissatisfied with teaching, six left for other career opportunities, and three for better salaries. Primary reasons for dissatisfaction included lack of recognition/support, discipline problems, poor student…

Gives an overview of the U.S. Department of Education's career clusters initiative and a rationale for preparing career and technical education (CTE) teachers with counseling skills. Presents the career development facilitator curriculum model and suggests ways to infuse it into CTE teacher education. (Contains 39 references.) (SK)

Technology teacher education students formulated and executed a service learning project in which they organized a mock production company and produced and marketed a product. Proceeds were donated to charity. The project integrated learning about manufacturing operations with community service. (SK)

Provides a retrospective of 40 years of the journal's existence with an overview and a reprinted article from each of the last four decades. Overview authors are Rupert Evans, Dennis Herschbach, Frank Pratzner, and David Bjorkquist. Reprints address industrial education, the rational for career education, vocational education and general…

Contributes to the conceptualization of the complex terrain that is mathematics teacher education development. Postulates a framework consisting of four stages of development that are distinguished by the domain of activities reflections may focus on and the nature of those reflections. (Author/MM)

Presents a research project on the development of pre-service teachers' skills and understanding of themselves as pedagogical problem solvers. Argues that by adopting a problem-solving approach to teaching, teachers would be better able to view themselves as competent problem solvers who are able to develop various strategies to deal with change.…

Presents an instrument designed as a profile of teacher achievement and teacher needs with regard to the probability and statistics strands in the mathematics curriculum. Discusses uses for the instrument and further development possibilities. (MM)

Contributes to a further understanding of the significance of one teacher's beliefs and images of school mathematics on his teaching practices. Describes a novice teacher whose images of school mathematics were strongly influenced by the current mathematics education reform. Focuses on how the teacher coped with the complexities. (Contains 19…