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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)