Two traditions of studying teachers and teaching have emerged over the last 50 years: the psychometric and the phenomenological. Procedures developing from personal construct theory are in the phenomenological tradition and provide the means for student teacher and supervisor/teacher educator to discuss all aspects of teaching in a counseling…

The purpose of this study was to compare subjective accounts of supervisory meetings from the viewpoint of 25 student teachers, their cooperating teachers, and eight university supervisors. Changes in these viewpoints over the first semester of student teaching were also examined. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

A study examined the effects of the student teaching experience on the pupil control ideologies of student teachers and attempted to assess the contributions of biography and social structure. Results indicated that cooperating teachers exerted little influence, but that biography and social structure played an important role in the socialization…

This study examined the classroom knowledge of experienced teachers and ways in which this knowledge was articulated to preservice teachers. Results indicate that differences in knowledge structures and reflective capabilities of cooperating teachers have potentially powerful consequences for the quality of student teachers' experiences. (SM)

Observation of student primary school teachers, their college tutors, and supervising teachers during a structured 2-week introductory school experience indicated that individual student teachers needed a variety of forms and structures to benefit from the experience, reflecting the student teachers' and the other professionals' perception of…

Attitudes of student teachers and cooperating teachers were measured during a one-year postgraduate program for secondary school teachers at an Australian university. Student teachers' attitudes tended to be stable over time, although their views moved closer to those of cooperating teachers during practice teaching. (Author/PP)

Examined British mentors' opinions of various issues related to their work in the professional preparation of student teachers. Surveys of teachers from 40 secondary schools indicated that mentors heavily emphasized training on practical classroom and personal development techniques and issues but did not focus on the wider role of the…

Studied the role of Canadian elementary cooperating teachers. Data from interviews, surveys, observations, and focus groups indicated that cooperating teachers were satisfied with their role and gave student teachers considerable amounts of support, feedback, and direction. However, they often were quite hard on student teachers, limiting their…

Teacher criticisms towards education courses were studied by comparing students' experiences in three different approaches to teacher education. Findings indicate that criticism was directed at symptoms rather than at causes. Integration of theory and practice at the teacher education level was given as a possible remedy. (DF)

This study assessed the effects of school-based supervision at schools where preservice teachers were practice teaching, rather than a university-based system of student teaching supervision. This school-based approach, which employed the school's teachers as supervisors, seemed to reduce student teachers' anxieties about evaluation and increase…

Examined the extent to which English primary schools are increasing involvement in teacher training and the impact this has on school development plans, classroom teaching and learning quality, and teachers' career development. Data from 1997 surveys of 462 primary schools that had recently received student teachers are being used to examine…

Reports a study of the different sources of influence on educational beliefs and values of teacher candidates during initial professional socialization experiences. Surveys and interviews with teacher candidates and educators in 29 teacher training institutions indicated student teaching and cooperating teachers were the most important influences.…

Describes an internship program at Israel's Ben-Gurion University, examining the role of practicums in teacher education, noting the work of mentors and interns, and discussing internship methods at selected North American universities. Suggestions are made to enhance the effectiveness of Ben-Gurion's Residence Practicum Internship. (SM)

Practice teaching is crucial in Israel's preservice teacher training. Researchers interviewed college students and cooperating teachers, role partners in teaching English as a foreign language, to study their perceptions of one another. Results suggest human relationships are more important than professional accomplishments in determining the…