Preservice teacher education faculty members were interviewed to discover how they learn about research, how research is used in their classes, and how research that is useful in training prospective teachers is characterized. Findings and implications for further study are discussed. (DF)

The education of teachers involves three categories of knowledge: particularistic, technical, and liberal. These knowledge areas are explored and their association with field, laboratory and scholarly/scientific learning environments is discussed. (DF)

Teacher growth is an on-going, developmental process that continues through the teacher's career. Four phases to full professional development are explored in this article. Aspects of each phase are described, and competencies that should serve as a foundation for a developmental model are discussed. (DF)

A set of principles to guide the planning and implementation of the professional studies component of preservice teacher education programs is identified. Efforts to implement a planned program based on these principles are described. (DF)

Teacher effectiveness is the characteristic that has the greatest impact on student achievement. Teacher education programs should aim to develop teacher efficacy and motivation essential for effective classroom performance. (DF)

Due to the interactive nature of teaching, effective communication skills are necessary. Two measures of preservice teacher communication ability were tested to determine predictive validity with respect to instructional performance. Recommendations for relating teacher performance to teaching effectiveness and for improving preservice teachers'…

A discussion of the trend to employ students without pedagogical preparation in teaching positions for brief periods of time is offered in this article. Reasons for the short-term professional emphasis and weaknesses with this position are identified. Alternative directions for education are recommended. (DF)

A prospective teacher offers observations of an ineffective middle school English teacher. Specific behavior patterns demonstrating ineffective teaching methods are described. (DF)

Specialization of training experiences for teachers of the mildly handicapped has led to a certain amount of curricular and faculty isolation. An argument for unifying teacher preparation by integrating special education for the mildly handicapped with general teacher education is offered. (DF)

Questions relative to unit strengths and weaknesses, mission, resource allocation, and desired leadership characteristics should be addressed prior to beginning a dean selection process. Responses to these questions may help instititions find a dean who can provide the desired type of leadership. (DF)

A selection of abstracts from the ERIC database dealing with effective teacher education is offered. These articles and documents were written by educators who were searching for, investigating, and promulgating the ways to attain teacher education program effectiveness. (DF)

This article describes a successful project to recruit math and science majors into a Master's level secondary school teacher education program. A collaborative effort between the university, public school systems, and industry with paid internships and economic and career incentives were an important element in this program. (DF)

An internship/residency model of teacher education was developed by the California Consortium on the Beginning Years of Teaching. A successful initiation of the model and problems that prevented implementation elsewhere are described. (DF)

The College of Education at Cleveland State University has developed a Visiting Instructors Program with area school districts. Outstanding classroom teachers serve as teacher educators for a one-year period. The benefits of this partnership are discussed. (DF)

The National Writing Project is a collaborative effort between teachers and professors aimed at the improvement of teaching. A discussion of the project's history and structure and implications for other cooperative efforts in inservice education are offered. (DF)