Southwest Airlines, in the air since 1971, started with three planes serving the cities of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Today, with more than 500 Boeing 737 airplanes, Southwest serves 72 American cities with low-cost, point-to-point air transportation and continues to grow.
Use of the Classroom Organization and Behavior Management Innovation Configuration (in the Appendix) can assist teacher preparation programs in identifying gaps in critical components and level of implementation in their curriculum.
The research findings from the sources cited present solid evidence that high quality teacher preparation produces increased student achievement. Many of the works cited are exhaustive compendiums of research that span the current collective knowledge base on teaching and learning.