This study examined the experience of three secondary
science student teachers from Western Oregon State College
in Monmouth, Oregon during the Spring quarter of 1990. The
question was: What is student teaching like from the point
of view of the student teacher?
The research methodology was qualitative, more
specifically participant...
The purposes of this study were to determine the
effects of level (elementary and secondary), program
status (beginning, midway, and student teaching), and
demongraphic variables (experience, success, college
supervisor support, supervising teacher support,
additional support services, and school type) on
preservice teachers' attitudes toward mainstreaming. The
population consisted of 91...
Effective teacher training programs have been a concern for many
years. While most teacher training programs have been evaluated by
follow-up studies valuable information can be gained by assessing
the needs and concerns of teacher trainees as they progress through
their teacher training experiences. The primary purpose of this
study...
Prospective teachers enter teacher education programs with previously
formed conceptions of geometry and its teaching. These conceptions help
them make sense of new information about teaching, their roles as teachers,
and their translation of mathematics into learning activities. The purpose of
this study was to investigate the relationships among preservice...
This study measured knowledge and attitudes about genital herpes
and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(HIV/AIDS) in a sample of future teachers from the College of Education at
Oregon State University. The objectives of the study were 1) to determine if
students possess accurate knowledge about the two diseases; 2)...
The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes
of primary teacher trainees toward sexuality education as a
component of family life education in Kenya. The study was
designed to determine the relationship between attitudes
toward sexuality education and teacher trainees knowledge
regarding sexuality education. The study was also...
Preservice teachers' beliefs and values develop due to their long "apprenticeship of observation" (Lortie, 1975) and often filter their teacher education experiences (Feiman-Nemser & Buchman, 1986; Pajares, 1992). Case methods may be one curricular tool by which to instill change in preservice teachers' beliefs and values. This study investigated the...
The LifeKnowledge curriculum is a recent initiative of the National FFA Organization to develop key learning precepts in agriculture education students. This material utilizes cutting-edge teaching techniques in lesson plans designed to develop leadership, teamwork, personal development, and communication abilities in students. This project surveyed current agriculture teachers in Oregon...
This research project compared teacher attitude using
the Pupil Control Ideology Form with student attitude using
the Arlin-Hills Student Attitude Survey. P.C.I. Forms
were collected from 834 teachers from 95 elementary Christian
schools in several states. A total of 1074 student
attitude surveys were collected from Christian school students
in...
This study assessed the influence of three history of science (HOS) courses on college students and preservice science teachers' conceptions of the nature of science (NOS), and examined whether participants who entered the investigated HOS courses with a conceptual framework consistent with current NOS views achieved more elaborate NOS understandings....