Describes a course on peace and justice offered by the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota. The course includes religious readings and service in a local justice-related agency or organization. (SJL)

Recognizing the importance of creating quality reading teachers, this paper describes a 15-week reading methods course incorporating university instruction with well-supervised field experience. Optimum conditions of easy access to schools and children, an abundance of basal and supplementary materials, and five hours per week of student time are…

It is hypothesized that the learning afforded by two kinds of educational experiences, standard coursework and volunteer fieldwork, can be enhanced considerably through their integration into a psychology fieldwork course which includes certain additional features designed to facilitate the synergistic process. These features include…

The nuclear pharmacy program at the University of Kentucky which offers an elective curriculum designed for baccalaureate students is described. The curriculum consists of two didactic courses (an introductory course and a product-oriented course) and an externship to develop the preparatory (dispensing) techniques. Three course outlines are…

Explains an experiential approach used to teach a course in state and local government at Unity College in Maine. Outlines course requirements and activities, which include field trips to the state capitol, research on current issues, and interviews with state and local officials. (JHZ)

This paper presents a university practicum program in human services and outlines the human services field instruction policies for course instructors. An orientation to the Human Services Practicum is followed by a discussion of the student field placement process. A set of educational objectives is listed to provide the practicum student with…

Previous research has emphasized the significant negative correlation between counselor effectiveness and dogmatism, or closemindedness. To reduce levels of dogmatism in counselor trainees, a program was developed and tested at Southwest Texas State University. The new course, "Guidance to Meet the Needs of Multicultural Students," gave counseling…

The development and operation of an individually guided elementary science education program are described. With the program, a basic set of preteaching activities are presented. Lesson planning, behavioral objectives, management objectives, and evaluation topics are studied in the university setting. Field experiences include classroom teacher…

The University of Texas at Arlington's Education Department has developed a series of supervised prestudent teaching experiences which allow the college student to observe and practice as a teacher aide at school-based sites. This article includes details on two of the school-based secondary certificate courses. (SJL)

This paper focuses on the structure, process, and accomplishments during the first two years of the Developing Interculturally Skilled Counselors (DISC) project, which trains and supervises eight pre-doctoral trainees for one-year appointments in the areas of intercultural awareness, knowledge, and skill. Objectives of the project are listed and…