Teacher Education: Trends, Issues, Innovations.

Overview & Synopsis

This collection of readings examines teacher education by looking at present trends, issues, and innovations with a special emphasis on field experiences. The book, which is directed mainly toward students of teacher education, is divided into four sections that discuss a) the nature of teacher education from a broad theoretical base, b) the teacher in the process of teacher education and teacher characteristics necessary for the classrooms of today and the future, c) practical methods which the classroom teacher and administrator can use when working with student teachers from preparation through evaluation of the experience, and d) accountability in teacher education with an emphasis on competency-based teacher education. (HMD)