The teacher education profession needs to establish a firm basis for effective supervision. The employment of a cognitive developmental framework for theory and research on aspects of supervision may help explain the impact of this process on teachers. (CMJ)

Child care providers claim that higher education has failed to improve early childhood service delivery through training. Problems faced by colleges and universities in their attempt to improve training for early childhood educators include: (1) training direction; (2) program design; (3) discipline orientation; (4) funds; and (5) incentives. (JN)

An effective competency based teacher education instructional system should be able to determine the competencies necessary for teacher effectiveness, design reliable assessment instruments, and gear instruction to individual student capabilities. (JN)

Although colleges of education have paid increased attention to their role in inservice programs for early childhood educators, it is clear that collegiate concern has, in the past, centered on inservice as it relates to the K-12 constituency. (JN)

General beliefs among a group of prospective teachers include: (1) Teaching is a rewarding and fulfilling career; (2) teacher education courses do little to prepare teachers for the real classroom; (3) people who like children are effective teachers. (JN)

It is suggested that grades given by education professors are higher than grades which would be earned in other academic fields. Results of this study show that, at the institution being studied, education students (sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduates) had significantly higher GPAs than students in other disciplines had. (JN)

This annotated bibliography deals with problem areas cited most frequently by educators. A brief review of follow-up research reveals that teachers' most frequent complaints about inadequate preparation relate to classroom management and discipline. (JN)

The litigation rate is increasing and moving into the higher education sector. Areas which have potential for litigation are: (1) professional promotions; (2) tenure and dismissals; (3) copyright law; (4) personnel records; (5) course and degree requirements; and (6) minority group representation. (JN)

The improvement of teacher education will require educators to broaden the philosophic base of education, engage in constructive dialogue with critics, establish high standards of competence, and widen the base of educational research and development. (JD)

Schools of education should be responsible for preparing educational personnel to teach in diverse educational environments. (CMJ)

The grading orientation of college faculty who assign high grades focuses on the individual student rather than the comparative aspects of grading. (JD)

Defining effective college level teaching is hampered by the lack of experimentally obtained data about the relationships between teacher behaviors and student learning. (JD)

Peer observation activities conducted by college faculty working collaboratively have the potential to improve instruction. (JD)

Some factors contributing to low morale in college faculty are too much status given to publication and research and too little status for teaching, uncertain job conditions, low collegiality among peers, and limited mobility. (JD)

Role-taking, peer supervision, and gradual peer leadership evolution appear a promising method of producing positive psychological development during the student teacher experience. (JD)