In nine original chapters, this book provides a comprehensive historical perspective on teacher education in the United States. Using twenty-nine case histories of geographically and institutionally diverse education programs, the authors reveal the origins of the attitudes and practices that are shaping teacher education in our country today.

JOHN I. GOODLAD is the co-director of the Center for Educational Renewal at the University of Washington, Seattle, and president of the independent Institute for Educational Inquiry.

ROGER SODER is a senior associate at the Center for Educational Renewal, University of Washington, and vice president of the independent Institute for Educational Inquiry. Soder is the editor of Democracy, Education, and the Schools.