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Jenset, Inga Staal; Hammerness, Karen; Klette, Kirsti – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Worldwide, scholars and policymakers have called for teacher education to link fieldwork and coursework. This article examines teacher candidates' opportunities to talk about field placement within their campus coursework as one way of doing so. It reports on survey data (n = 270) and observation data (n = 52 hours) from 3 teacher-education…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Comparative Education
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Flores, Ingrid M. – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2015
Thirty preservice teachers enrolled in a field-based science methods course were placed at a public elementary school for coursework and for teaching practice with elementary students. Candidates focused on building conceptual understanding of science content and pedagogical methods through innovative curriculum development and other course…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness, Field Experience Programs
Alger, Christianna; Kopcha, Theodore J. – Issues in Teacher Education, 2009
Despite the complex emotional and interpersonal challenges inherent therein, credential students often comment that their student teaching experience had the greatest influence on their development as new teachers. An essential component of teacher education programs, the field experience serves many purposes. Although the theoretical potential…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Field Experience Programs, Teacher Supervision, Technology Uses in Education
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Denham, Carolyn – Action in Teacher Education, 1985
Schools of education, whose responsibility is to add skills in teaching to a student's repertoire, cannot remedy inadequacies in basic academic training. The California State University system is developing initiatives regarding student selection and knowledge and practice of teaching in order to improve its teacher education programs. (MT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Selective Admission
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Maxie, Andrea – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2001
Presents a contextually situated case study on the critical nature of early field experiences in teacher preparation, describing an exemplary program at California State University, Los Angeles, that focuses on a blended program in preparing secondary school science teachers. The blended option provides access to teacher education for those who…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
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Turley, Steve; Nakai, Karen – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1999
Investigated the perceptions that traditional student teachers and emergency-permit teachers held regarding their experiences during their semester of student teaching. Data from student surveys indicated that most students from both groups were satisfied with, and successfully culminated, their field experiences. Both groups reported many…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Class Size, Elementary Education, Field Experience Programs
Amershek, Kathleen; Barbour, Chandler – 1968
This is a collection of reports on innovative practices in student teaching programs. The label "innovative" is justified on the basis of the investigation's scope. Identification of innovative student teaching practices was accomplished by contacting chief state school officers, chairmen and members of state commissions on teacher…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cross Cultural Training, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development