This paper describes the guided inquiry process by which graduate students in the Master of Science in Education Program at Northwestern University produce a formal "master's project." This project is a piece of individual or group research completed by students in the teacher preparation program. The preparation to do the inquiry runs…

Describes a practicum at the English Language and Literature Department at the Teacher Training College of Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest. Seeks to improve both the department's relationship with the school-based mentors and the connection between the methodology seminars and actual teaching practice. Notes changes made have generated…

This paper discusses a model for providing technical assistance to teachers of students with severe/profound mental handicaps who teach in rural areas. The model, known as the Institute for Educators of Students with Severe/Profound Mental Handicaps, is presently in its second successful year in the state of Georgia. Its unique design provides a…

This paper reports program changes in the junior year internship that were made to bring practice closer to the theoretical goals of the Catholic University of America's teacher education program in Washington, D.C. The changes had the goal of increasing the quality and scope of education students' thinking about education, and they involved…

Five articles are presented. They examine computer literacy inservice activities, some considerations for supervising student teachers, a suggested methods course syllabus, course/curriculum development, a design for keyboarding/formatting, and a technique for updating the records management curriculum. (CT)