Evaluative Data Pertaining to a Modified Teacher Education Program at the University of Hawaii: A Summary Report.

This project, part of a 7-year Ford Foundation program, was designed to modify the teacher education program at the University of Hawaii. The research evaluated preservice and in-service teaching performance, as well as attitudinal and cognitive characteristics of teachers who had been enrolled in the modified curriculum, compared with similar characteristics of teachers enrolled in the regular program. Data analysis was based on official transcripts, student teaching evaluations, the National Teacher Examination scores, and observation and assessment of graduates teaching in Hawaii. The attrition of data revealed some variation between the two groups but no marked differences. (A review of each program area and variation patterns are presented.) (MJM)