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Mokhtar, Intan Azura – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2005
With the global information boom, and rapid developments in electronic media and the World Wide Web (Web) within the last two decades, the Singapore government envisioned a need for Singapore to be Information Technology (IT) equipped and competent in every industry, beginning most importantly with the education sector. Taking its cue, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Teacher Role, Educational Change
Segrave, Stephen; Holt, Dale; Farmer, James – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
To gain the full educational benefits of the major new investments in corporate technologies supporting online teaching and learning it is argued that a strategic, systems based approach to academic professional development (APD) is required. Such an approach requires a clear view of the key areas of potential and enduring teaching and learning…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Systems Approach, Teacher Role, Higher Education
Kenreich, Todd W. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2002
In the 1980s, the National Geographic Society launched a multi-million dollar campaign to improve teachers' knowledge of geography through the establishment of geographic alliances--networks of geography professors, teacher educators, and elementary and secondary teachers. To coordinate reform efforts in geographic education, the Society provides…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Lobbying, Geography, Educational Change
Prange, Klaus – European Education, 2004
No one would dispute the claim that teacher training in the university and training colleges has long been in urgent need of reform. Even so, nothing is getting done. However, there are some efforts made in North-Rhine/Westphalia, where a committee of experts has recommended a double package consisting of six semesters of specialized studies…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Change
Mathews, Susann; Basista, Beth; Farrell, Ann; Tomlin, Jim – Teacher Education and Practice, 2003
In 1993, at Wright State University (WSU), the College of Science and Mathematics (COSM), and the College of Education and Human Services (CEHS) began hiring faculty with joint appointments in both COSM and CEHS. That began the process of reforming the undergraduate education of preservice elementary teachers. Then, when the state called for a…
Descriptors: National Standards, Educational Change, Science Teachers, Mathematics Education
Fuller, Roberta Ann – 1996
The purpose of this study was to characterize and compare novice and experienced elementary teachers' pedagogical knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge of three major topics in mathematics: whole number operation, fractions, and geometry. The study participants were 26 preservice elementary teachers and 28 experienced kindergarten through…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Fractions
Holmes Group, Inc., East Lansing, MI. – 1995
This report contains nine chapters: "A New Beginning"; "The Heart of the Matter: Three Kinds of Development"; "Special Knowledge for Educators"; "Participating in Policy Development"; "Commitment to Diversity"; "Human Resources: Making People Matter"; "The Core of Learning: What All…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Rubba, Peter A. Ed.; And Others – 1996
These conference proceedings include papers presented and summaries of presentations made at the 1996 Annual International Conference of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS). Topics include: English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) Strategies in science methods courses; writing strategies; action research and equity issues;…
Descriptors: Action Research, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Snow, Mary B. – 1995
This report is introduced by a history of the development and implementation of the Nevada Competency Testing Program for Educational Personnel. The study examined the test taking histories of persons entering the Nevada educational system to determine how well the competency testing program was accomplishing its purpose of ensuring that new…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Wien, Carol Anne – 1995
Based on observations, interviews, and review of videotapes with teachers, this book examines why developmentally appropriate practice is difficult to construct in early childhood settings. It focuses particularly on some teachers' simultaneous allegiance to two contradictory frameworks of practice, termed developmentally appropriate practice and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Caregivers, Classroom Environment, Day Care
Hennings, Dorothy Grant – 1997
Suggesting that teachers must develop a philosophy of language arts instruction to guide their teaching, this book provides teachers in language arts or combined language arts and reading courses with the knowledge base and practical ideas they need to plan and implement a literature-based language arts program in which children are actively…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Grammar
Johnson, Michael N.; Erion, R. L. – 1991
The revised standards used by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) embody several departures from past standards. One difference is that they oblige units to focus on the knowledge bases pertinent to professional preparation for education. The concept of knowledge bases is explored, and implications for the construct…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Construct Validity
Macaroglu, Esra – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2003
In recent education reform policies of different countries, scientific literacy was set as the national goal for science education. Understanding how science itself and scientists really work, in other words, understanding the nature of science is necessary to reach the desired scientific literacy level. Students also need to understand the…
Descriptors: Internet, Scientific Literacy, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Buchmann, Margret – 1983
This paper, on the central and distinctive contribution of knowledge to teaching, combines philosophical analysis with a discussion of work in research on teaching, student conceptions, and curriculum. The hierarchical argument contains two main points: (1) that content knowledge is a logical precondition for the activities of teaching; and (2)…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Learning Point Associates / North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), 2004
One of the key features of this legislation is an emphasis on teacher quality. A growing body of research has documented the importance of teacher knowledge and skill in improving student achievement. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 includes specific criteria for considering a teacher highly qualified, and other specific requirements…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Characteristics, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement