The teacher education curriculum must be responsive to changes in specific disciplines and in the profession. We must respond to changes in society's conception of the teacher's role, realize that teacher education curriculum is in evolution, and establish a positive relationship between teacher training institutions and schools. (KC)

Three principal concerns underlie the Harvard Graduate School of Education philosophy: participation in debate about what the role of education in society ought to be, engagement in research to inform and improve educational practices, and increased efforts to understand and improve schools. These approaches resolve current reactionary trends in…