The relationships between rankings of student teachers' effectiveness and the student teachers' and supervising teachers' satisfaction with a year-long student teaching program were assessed. Three independent rankings of student teachers were obtained from (1) 85 student teachers, (2) 46 supervising teachers, and (3) 10 university personnel. In…

The personal characteristics, attitudes, and motivation of preservice teachers who chose to do their student teaching in a multicultural setting are examined. (JD)

Are there different evaluative perceptions among groups of student teachers completing a variety of special and demanding student teaching projects? Are satisfaction levels higher or lower for pre-service teachers who serve in ethnic minority communities? This exploratory 1975 study attempted to answer those questions by focusing on possible…

The purpose of the two studies reported in this paper are (1) to extend knowledge about the effects of longer field experience with multiple role models (supervising teachers) upon student teachers' value orientations toward education and schooling; and (2) to document the effects that the student teaching experiences have upon the educational…

A year-long, clustered student teaching program is examined over a two-year period for influence upon pre-service teacher attitudes toward education. The Educational Preference Scale is used in a pre- and post-design, and results are interpreted with reference to the theory of cognitive dissonance. Discusses the relationship between educational…

Interviews with 32 British and Irish supervisors of U.S. student teachers produced several suggestions for improving the preparation component of overseas practicum placements. Suggestions related to planning and preparation for teaching, basic teacher preparation courses, cultural preparation, content, arrangements and logistics, teacher image…

The two studies reported in this paper extend the knowledge about the effects of longer field experience with multiple role models (supervising teachers) upon student teachers' value orientations toward education and schooling. Previous research indicates that student teachers tend to adopt the values and attitudes toward education modeled for…

This study investigates the relationship between the effectiveness of the supervising classroom teacher and the attitudes of the classroom and student teachers. The results indicated that teachers with highly progressive and/or highly traditional attitudes toward education tended to be perceived by student teachers as somewhat less effective…

Data collected and analyzed in this study over a three-year period lend credence to the notion that professional judgment is a reliable and stable criterion variable for teacher education research. Participants included 209 student teachers, 131 classroom teachers, and 27 university teacher trainers. Student teachers were ranked according to their…

Compares learnings reported by novice teachers in conventional, stateside student teaching assignments and learnings reported by students who did student teaching overseas. Overseas participants acquired more learnings than did their counterparts, exhibited broader perspectives in the content of their learnings, and acknowledged a greater variety…

Elementary and secondary school student teachers were tested before, during, and after their teaching experiences to determine if there were changes in their concerns about teaching. Three categories of concerns, each with eight items, were ranked: methods concerns, pertaining to instructional skills and content knowledge; cultural concerns,…

Presents two cultural immersion projects where student teaching and community involvement interact synergistically. Also discusses learning outcomes of the projects, examines the importance of service learning, and explains how traditional student teaching assignments can incorporate many of the design principles that characterize cultural…

Implementers of cross-cultural student teaching projects in American Indian communities are advised to incorporate: identification of participant motives; screening procedures; and input from Native American educators and lay people. (JC)

Satisfaction levels of preservice teachers with their field-based student teaching program, and supervising teachers' perceptions of that satisfaction, are discussed. (MJB)

The educational philosophy, attitudes, and values of student teachers and their supervising teachers were examined in both American Indian and Anglo schools, before and after the student teaching experience. Generally, all student teachers became more traditional, adopting their cooperating teachers' conservatism. Differences between the groups of…