The purpose of this study was to survey and examine the selection criteria used by school districts administrators to select cooperating teachers to work with student teachers in Central New Jersey. Furthermore, the study sought out the perceptions of school district administrators with regards to the selection process and training of cooperating…

The secondary student teaching program at the University of New Hampshire incorporates resident supervisors'', teachers who supervise student teachers responsible for four of the supervisor's classes. (SP)

If the needs of the student teacher are to be met, he must be regarded as "a thinking, reacting, growing, and changing near-professional person." This, however, can not occur if his teacher supervisor has unwillingly accepted his own supervisory position, having been pushed into it by administrative pressure. The teacher supervisor who accepts…

Results of a statewide study on student teaching programs in Indiana indicated that school supervisors needed help in improving the quality of on-site supervision. One improvement strategy was the use of school supervisor evaluation as an inservice tool. (JN)

Guidelines for selection and professional training of the university supervisor of student teachers are presented. Also included is a summary of responses by 136 cooperating teachers to a questionnaire on effective supervision. (IAH)

This paper describes the preliminary findings of a national survey of state requirements for cooperating classroom teachers serving as supervisors of student teaching. It represents a 90 percent national response, with data from all but five states (i.e., Kansas, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Texas, and Utah). Reported information includes: (1)…

A student teacher evaluation instrument of the characteristics most valued in their university supervisor is presented as one way of answering the question: Who will guard the guardians? (MB)

This article specifies effective field-based supervising teacher characteristics and practices, to assist university personnel in selecting and guiding supervising teachers in special education. The characteristics and practices focus on understanding university expectations, preparing for the practicum student, providing an exemplary model and…

Supervising teachers must realize the model role which they are obliged to assume, as the student teacher will generally conclude things should be done the way the supervising teacher does them. (HD)

This paper examines the teacher education reforms of the 1980's but focuses on an area which has remained constant and unchanged, specifically the criteria for and selection of cooperating teachers. Two examples of reform programs in Oregon are discussed. Both programs represent a professional development center concept model with collaborative…

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE (STUDENT TEACHING OR INTERNSHIP) IN TEACHER EDUCATION THROUGH ITS INTEGRATION INTO THE TOTAL PROGRAM AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHLY COMPETENT SUPERVISING TEACHERS, THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE PROPOSED--(1) JOINT COLLEGE AND PUBLIC SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES SHOULD BE ASSUMED BY A "CLINICAL…

University supervisors act as the link between the needs and interests of student teachers, institutions of higher learning, and public and private schools. This volume serves as a practical guide for university supervisors, examining the supervisory process as well as the necessary preparation and responsibilities of the supervisor, the…