Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preservice teachers' beliefs ; Virginia Richardson ; Prompting the development of preservice teachers' beliefs through cases, action research, problem-based learning, and technology ; Mary Anna Lundeberg and Barbara B. Levin ; Teacher beliefs, performance, and proficiency in diversity-oriented teacher preparation ; Peter C. Murrell, Jr. and Michèle Foster ; Is realism a better belief than nominalism? : reopening the ancient debate ; Richard S. Prawat ; At the heart of teaching : the role of emotion in changing teachers' beliefs ; Patricia Ashton and Michele Gregoire-Gill ; Teacher education and teachers' beliefs : theoretical and measurement concerns ; Maria Teresa Tatto and David Bryan Coupland ; The impact of schools on teacher beliefs, influence, and student achievement : the role of collective efficacy beliefs ; Roger D. Goddard.