Discusses the counselors' emotional and ideological problems and their relationship to training. Factors which predispose and precipitate stress include personal recovery from alcoholism, treatment ideology, professionalism, bureaucratic and social issues, personal and home life, the transition to being a counselor, and problems with supervision.…

A study sought to determine the strategies, procedures, and content that each state is using in preservice programs for beginning trade and industrial teachers. Fifteen states reported that official policy required a new teacher workshop. (LRA)

Teacher certifiers have the responsibility to professionalize the field of physical education. (LH)

Deficiencies in graduate-school training are detailed in terms of the character of students attracted, examinations, requirements for the Doctor's degree, and the loss of a sense of proportion by graduate students. A model institution is suggested as an addition to the present graduate school. (Article originally published in 1930.) (AF)

The growth in the minimum competency testing movement stems not only from a concern with what students are getting from their schooling, but also from a desire to make sure that the public gets a return on its investment in education. (Author/RLV)

Presents some comments on the present situation of the qualifications and training for science teachers in Britain. Some suggestions for upgrading the status of science teaching in the British secondary school are also presented. (HM)

This article presents a checklist of issues and questions that should be considered when evaluating certification of personnel working in education programs. (JD)

Reviews the relationship of health education and physical education, which during the past three decades have increasingly become independent disciplines. Presents current issues related to mergers of the disciplines, highlighting Montana's health enhancement curriculum, and provides recommendations for professional preparation programs. (SM)

Analyzes the challenges to constructing a professional identity faced by foreign-trained teachers enrolled in the Upgrading Pilot Program for Foreign-Trained Teachers developed by the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. Implications for language education, language testing, professional identity, and policy making are discussed. (JL)

Doctoral graduates in counseling (N=270) were surveyed five years after earning their degrees to examine the trends in work life, professional activities, credentials, and future professional planning. Found that personal earned income rose significantly over the five-year period and that professional certifications are rarely earned by doctoral…

Questionnaire responses of 55 students (42 white students) and six in-depth interviews show the initial perceptions and the experiences of secondary school teachers in training in relation to issues of race and education as they progress through a British Post Graduate Certificate of Education course. (SLD)

Presents the underlying reasons for the National Association of Industrial Technical Teacher Educators standards, in particular detailing the rationale for the sections on curriculum and instruction, lab management and safety, and professional and public image. (SK)

In the United Kingdom, no outdoor practitioner is working as a professional therapist and little formal training in outdoor therapy exists. Practice of this type requires supervision and professional accreditation. Interested undergraduates should check social work, probation, mental health, educational psychology, or occupational therapy…

A study examined trends in teacher availability in special education by analyzing data from annual reports to Congress from 1988-1989 to 1998- 1999. Findings indicate a nationwide shortage of teacher qualified to teach across all disabilities and a dramatic decrease in the teacher shortage rate beginning in the 1993-1994 year. (Contains…

Surveys all State Departments of Education to determine course requirements in reading for teachers seeking certification at the middle or high school levels. Finds that 47 states and the District of Columbia now require either specific coursework or have established a competency in reading methods for all or some of their middle and high school…