A new approach to teacher preparation has been implemented at the University of Houston (Texas). The principal goals of preservice education in the Reflective Inquiry Teacher Education (RITE) Program are to produce teachers who: (1) are liberally educated; (2) have a scholarly command of a discipline; (3) teach effectively; (4) reflect on and inquire into teaching practice; and (5) can work effectively in cross-cultural settings. The RITE Progam is designed with high potential for training reflective, inquiry-oriented teachers. The curriculum is organized around focal problems stimulating to the complexities of teaching. Clinical training and field practice orients students toward an analytic approach to teaching, and students are taught to use a stimulated recall process technique to inquire into their teaching effectiveness. Students are taught by faculty specialized in the pedagogics to be mastered. Ongoing research is conducted into the characteristics of effective teachers, schools, and teacher training practices. (CB)