Purpose: The purpose of this research was to explore the preparation of practitioners from two disciplines--speech-language pathology and elementary education--who often work together in a school setting to identify ways to best support future professionals in their educational practicum settings. The primary research questions guiding this…

The quality of early caregiving and educational environments has a significant effect on children's later cognitive outcomes. Early childhood teachers are an important determining factor in the quality of these environments and therefore they need appropriate professional preparation. The purpose of this study was to describe the ways in which…

Preservice teachers want to interact with principals during clinical experiences and principals recognize the importance of fulfilling that wish. The problem is that both teacher and leadership preparation programs lack clear expectations regarding the principal's role with preservice teachers. In this article, the author suggests that teacher…

Examines nursing's past experiences in the struggle to strike a proper balance between education and service in the preparation of the nursing student, and between teaching and practice in the functioning of the faculty member. (CT)

This study was designed to determine the effect of a well-defined group procedure, attitudinal "group-centered counseling" (Lifton, 1968) on the level of openness of a group of undergraduate college students. (Author/PD)

A survey of baccalaureate schools of nursing reveals that most programs are providing clinical experience for their students in a variety of agencies. Eighty percent of these sites are traditional settings for student experience. (SK)

Describes the development, implementation, and outcome of six in-service training programs that, according to supervisors, did a good job improving their knowledge of supervision in the rehabilitation counseling process, improving their skills as supervisors of rehabilitation counselors, and improving their level of helpfulness to those persons…

According to this article, "clinical" is an appropriate adjective only when as activity requires certain types of behavior on the part of the participant and under certain conditions. (MM)

A laboratory experiment that demonstrates the effects of various dental materials on a representative enzyme from the pulp is outlined. The experiment encourages students to consider the effects that various restorative materials and techniques might have on enzymes in the living pulp. (Author/MLW)

A study of an analytical system for evaluating class II cavity preparations in primary teeth was developed, tested, and compared with the traditional global evaluation method with respect to intraexaminer and interexaminer reliability. Interexaminer reliability was improved with the analytical system. (Author/MLW)

The practicum (individually contracted clinical experience) has shown to be successful in helping schools meet the inservice needs of teachers. (MM)

Discusses social, political, and ethical aspects of conducting medical clinical trials as well as their cost, benefits, and pitfalls. (SL)

A teaching technique for evaluating student technical exercises is described. The technique enables the faculty to describe the student's performance, as well as to score it. A student survey revealed that the majority of students could accurately interpret the information contained on the form. (Author/MLW)

Describes nursing programs offered by three types of institutions: (1) schools of nursing associated with hospitals or independent schools (diplomas); (2) senior colleges or universities (baccalaureate degrees); and (3) community colleges (associate degrees). (JOW)