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Goodnough, Karen; Mulcahy, Dennis – Teaching Education, 2011
This qualitative study focused on the experiences and perceptions of 12 teacher candidates as they completed a six-week rural internship experience. The main objectives of the study were to: (a) describe the learning experiences of teacher candidates as they live and teach in rural communities; (b) examine how teaching and living in rural…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Areas, Internship Programs, Experiential Learning
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Wopereis, Iwan G. J. H.; Sloep, Peter B.; Poortman, Sybilla H. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2010
This study examined the use of weblogs as a means to promote student teachers' reflective practice. The assumption was explored that weblogs are suitable tools to support and stimulate reflection on action in teacher training and consequently to enhance the students' ability to reflect. Three groups of student teachers used weblogs to reflect on…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Reflective Teaching, Teaching Methods, Reflection
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Akerson, Valarie L.; Buzzelli, Cary A.; Donnelly, Lisa A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
This study explored whether early childhood preservice teachers' concerns about teaching nature of science (NOS) and their intellectual levels influenced whether and how they taught NOS at the preschool and primary (K-3) levels. We used videotaped classroom observations and lesson plans to determine the science instructional practices at the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Elmore, Dana T. – 1976
The present and future conditions of elementary teacher internship programs were considered in this study. A questionnaire was mailed to 67 California teacher preparation institutions and 43 institutions selected from other states. A follow-up study was conducted one year later to determine any program revisions that were occurring in the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Internship Programs, Questionnaires, Teacher Education
Dyer, Prudence – North Central Association Quarterly, 1968
The Subcommittee on Student Teaching of the North Central Association (NCA) Commission on Research and Service sent questionnaires to every NCA-member higher institution, exclusive of junior colleges, asking whether the institution had a teacher internship program and, if so, to provide information about the program. More than 90 percent of the…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperating Teachers, Financial Support, Internship Programs
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Hite, Steven J.; And Others – Journal of School Leadership, 1994
Characteristics of successful and unsuccessful candidates for public school administrative positions were studied through a questionnaire completed by 1,579 candidates. Marked differences were found relative to gender, age, advanced degrees, classroom experience (by gender), internship experiences, and out-of-district job searches. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrators, Age Differences, Educational Administration