This research paper is framed by concerns about recent UK Government policy regarding the training of mathematics and science teachers in England and discusses how two cohorts of pre-service teachers negotiated the development of a professional identity while undertaking subject-specific training. The data reported upon were garnered in two ways;…

Quality pedagogical tradition of Central European countries, in which the Croatian school system existed and evolved, helped in the establishment of the Department of Methodology of Teaching (in several disciplines) at the University of Zagreb and other Croatian universities (Split, Rijeka and Osijek). Unfortunately, it was not too long ago that…

Presents the premise that conditions on the job are much more significant to physics teachers than preservice education. Believes that a reorientation of the student to the teacher's role is the goal of preservice education. Situations should be presented so students experience the role of the teacher. (TS)

Describes three recommended physics programs (minor, basic, and advanced) for prospective high school physics teachers. Provides descriptions of the expected content of the courses in the programs. (AL)

Proposes a curriculum to provide all science and mathematics students pursuing careers in secondary teaching with an adequate background to teach a substantial course in physics. Program is based on two years of college level physics and mathematics. (Author/TS)

Summarizes undergraduate and graduate physics courses offered in over 140 institutions in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland involving course structures, branches of research, admission requirements, and optional possibilities. The material is useful to physics teachers, career advisors, and interested students. (CC)

Described is the present education of secondary school physics teachers in the Netherlands. (CS)

Describes the advantages and disadvantages of a college program that leads to both a degree in physics and a teacher's certificate. (MLH)

Describes the physics courses offered in 137 British institutions with basic requirements, course structures, advanced research fields, training activities, enrollment trends, and addresses for further information included in each entry. (CC)

This syllabus gives a day by day descriptive account of the activities and subjects covered during a two-week in-service program on astronomy, physics, and Florida geology for teachers of grades one through nine. The program for the astronomy and physics was designed to accommodate four levels of instruction: Grades 1 and 2; Grades 3 and 4; Grades…

Described and discussed is a pilot program aimed at making some college students qualified teachers of physics and chemistry at the high school level. The program was developed by the Physical Science Group, then a part of the Education Development Center at Newton, Massachusetts, but it was piloted at Rhode Island College, Southwest Minnesota…

Describes a "Basics of Teaching Physics" course as an approach to training teaching assistants (TAs) in science, math, engineering, and technology (SMET) departments. The regular graduate course is based on constructivist learning: TAs construct their own understanding through guided questions, problem solving, reading and analyzing papers,…