ED318735 SP032387
Title: Handbook of Research on Teacher Education: A Project of the
Association of Teacher Educators.
Author(s): Houston, W. Robert, Ed.; And Others
Author Affiliation: Association of Teacher Educators, Reston, VA.(BBB04773)
Pages: 925
Publication Date: April 1990
ISBN: 0-02-901081-0
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Macmillan Publishing Co., 866 Third Ave., New York,
NY 10022 ($65.00).
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--General (050); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Virginia
Journal Announcement: RIESEP1990
Target Audience: Practitioners
This volume
is a definitive guide to what is known about the preparation of
teachers, induction into the tasks of teaching, and career teacher
development. It is designed for educators responsible for preservice
teacher education and inservice staff development. The articles
are organized in nine sections under the following heads: (1) Teacher
Education as a Field of Inquiry; (2) Governance of Teacher Education;
(3) Contexts and Models of Teacher Education; (4) Participants in
Teacher Education; (5) Curriculum of Teacher Education; (6) Processes
of Teacher Education; (7) Evaluation and Dissemination; (8) Teacher
Education in the Curricular Areas; and (9) Broadened Perspectives
of Teacher Education. The book analyzes the knowledge base undergirding
teacher education; examines unique approaches in 11 disciplines;
explores research methodology and philosophical inquiry, and historical
studies; and suggests areas for future research. (JD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction; Career Development; *Educational
Research; Governance; Higher Education; Inquiry; *Inservice Teacher
Education; *Preservice Teacher Education; Program Evaluation; *Schools
of Education; *Teacher Education Curriculum; Teaching (Occupation)
