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ED400230 SP036896
Title: Handbook of Research on Teacher Education. Second Edition.
Author(s) Sikula, John, Ed.; And Others
Author Affiliation: Association of Teacher Educators, Reston,
VA.(BBB04773)
Pages: 1190
Publication Date: March 1996
ISBN: 0-02-897194-9
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Macmillan Library Reference USA, Simon & Schuster
Macmillan, 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 ($75).
Language: English
Document Type: Collected works--General (020); Information Analysis
(070)
Geographic Source: U.S.; California
Journal Announcement: RIEFEB1997
Target Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Research-based reform continues to strike a balance between the
academic theories and classroom realities. This handbook provides a
set of guidelines for the preparation of skilled instructors at all
levels and career stages of teaching; establishes a curriculum for
teacher education; and offers a forum for discussion in the field
among teachers, teacher educators, and administrators. The volume
seeks to balance the transitory nature of a career in education with
the long-term commitment such a career entails, and examines the need
for teacher education programs that would not only prepare instructors
for new challenges but would provide them with the knowledge and
skills to develop their professional careers and adapt their
educational philosophies to the latest scholastic trends. In 48
chapters, leading authorities in the field of teacher education
provide an approach to research-based reform and a pivotal analysis of
professional growth. The handbook is organized into the following
seven sections: (1) teacher education as a field of study; (3)
recruitment, selection and initial preparation; (3) contextual
influences on teacher education; (4) teacher education curriculum; (5)
continuing professional growth, development and assessment; (6)
diversity and equity issues; and (7) emerging directions in teacher
education. (LL)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy; *Educational Research;
Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; *Professional
Development; *Research Reports; *Teacher Education Curriculum;
*Teacher Education Programs; Teacher Educators; Teaching
(Occupation); *Theory Practice Relationship
Identifiers: *Reform Efforts
