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Pruitt-Logan, Anne S.; Gaff, Jerry G.; Jentoft, Joyce E. – 2002
This guide is based on a project titled "Shaping the Preparation of Future Science and Mathematics Faculty," a 4-year effort supported by the National Science Foundation. This volume contains lessons learned by faculty members, graduate students, and academic administrators who established innovative programs as part of the initiative. The…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Mathematics Teachers
Gunstone, Richard F.; Northfield, Jeff R. – 1993
This case study describes a preservice program for prospective high school science teachers at Monash University in Victoria, Australia. The program views student teaching as only the first stage of career-long professional development, promotes the notion of the reflective practitioner, maximizes student teachers' contacts with school pupils and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Principles, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
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Boitshwarelo, Bopelo – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This paper explores a case of teacher professional development in Botswana where a blended learning solution was attempted. The analysis of the implementation environment reveals deficiencies in policy, schools (workplaces), and training providers. The paper concludes with three recommendations: 1) Schools should support ongoing teacher learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Professional Development, Case Studies
Denton, Jon J. – 1992
This paper examines how selected characteristics of a program and attributes of key actors affected a particular collaborative effort to increase the supply of secondary math and science teachers. A funded grant created the need for collaborative linkage between schools and a university which had no prior experience with joint efforts. Elements of…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, College School Cooperation, Data Collection, Higher Education
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Beam, Bonnie J. – Computers in the Schools, 1996
WCU Micronet is a telecommunications network outreach program of Western Carolina University. What started as an aid to local high school science teachers has become a statewide K-12 multidisciplinary computer network with Internet listserv and Web capabilities. WCU Micronet also provides printed support and workshops for inservice and preservice…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computer Networks, Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Denton, Jon J. – 1988
Documented shortages of secondary mathematics and science teachers have occurred for over a decade. Yet a program developed to enable individuals with academic preparation in mathematics and/or science to become teachers encountered difficulty in placing the students in paid teaching internships. Although benefits to school districts for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mathematics Teachers, Program Costs, Program Descriptions