University teacher education programs establish partnerships with P-12 schools, in part to place their teacher education candidates in a learning environment that allows candidates to work with a diverse population of learners. The purpose of this study was to examine three universities in regard to the partnerships utilized for field and clinical…

A study was conducted which described the inner concerns and priorities of student teachers. Information was gathered by means of journal entries and interviews with four student teachers and their supervisors. Under consideration were questions about the appropriateness of teacher education programs in preparing students for the job of teaching,…