This study aimed to explore metaphorical images of pre-service and in-service teachers as windows into their schemata for thinking about "teachers". Data were gathered from three groups: 58 junior year students studying in a pre-service English teaching programme, 92 senior year students registered in the same pre-service programme, and…

The intentional development of continuity as it applies to programme structure, themes and outcomes is examined for their power in providing a coherent circular connection between the philosophy, operation, assessment and outcomes of a graduate teacher education programme. It is argued that the intentional development of programme continuity will…

In the first part of the paper, different models of teacher education are presented and analysed: the pre-technocratic model or the model of training master craftsmen; the technocratic model or the model of applied science; and the post-technocratic model or the reflexive model. In the second part of the paper, the results of the empirical…

Responded to a 1973 journal article by R. S. Peters which defended education as a topic of research in institutes of higher education. The author argues that degrees in education without practical experience are an educational disaster and should be abandoned. (Author/DB)

Traces development of teacher education programs in Iowa in the late 19th century and relates Iowa's history during this period to national educational developments. (DB)

A comparative and global perspective is necessary within the introductory social foundations component of teacher education. Reasons include students' minimal knowledge about the role of education in society and their high interest in social foundations when a comparative and global dimension is added. Journal available from College of Education,…

A conflict exists within schools of education over the content of foundations courses: should they stress the relationship of education to society, or should they focus on developing the sophistication of the teacher? The authors recommend that social researchers in education examine problems of learning motivation, instructional processes, and…

Argues that highly theoretical sociology content should be excluded from teacher education curricula and should be replaced with practical work in curriculum development, materials production, and classroom research. (Author/AV)

Reviews theories related to learning which takes place as a result of micro-teaching. One school of thought stresses skill definition, modelling, and feedback; a conflicting approach stresses behavior modification. (AV)

Presents the results of an ethnographic study of the activities, concepts, and attitudes of the academic community responsible for teacher education. The study attempted to determine the extent to which teacher education was oriented toward the academic community as opposed to the teaching profession. (JDH)

How a CNAA memo regarding what the aims, objectives, and content of multicultural education should be changed the attitudes and values of education faculty in a British university is discussed. Specific ideas from the memo that were integrated into the B.Ed. degree are examined. (RM)

Focuses on three critical issues that distinguish the foundations scholar: (1) race relations in the United States; (2) nuclear arms situation and world peace; and (3) duty of dissent. Discusses their implications for teacher education and the commitment of the foundations scholar. (TRS)

Reviews the political and social background of multicultural education in Great Britain. Presents the results of a 17-item Likert-format attitude survey of elementary and secondary student teachers' perceptions of the role of the school in a multiracial society. Implications for teacher training are discussed. (JDH)

The religious beliefs of ordinants in three different types of theological colleges and of postgraduate trainee teachers in a secular university education department in Great Britain were assessed, using a four-dimensional model which makes possible comparisons between levels of belief, agnosticism, dogmatic acceptance of belief, and dogmatic…

Discusses a study undertaken to discover whether any change of attitude towards teacher participation in school decision making occurred among a group of student teachers between the completion of their college course and the end of their probationary year. Findings indicated that the most satisfied probationers had been the less liberally…