Teacher preparation and preparedness have been the focus of much research connecting quality teaching and learning, retention, and teacher satisfaction (Halsey, 2005; Hayes, Mills, Christie, & Lingard, 2006; MCEETYA, 2006). The successful recruitment and retention of teachers to rural and remote schools Australia-wide has been problematic for…

This interim report presents operational and evaluational concepts and results and plans of the Teacher Corps from 1966 to 1968 in five sections. Section 1 capsules the objectives of the program: to broaden programs of teacher preparation and to strengthen educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth. The Teacher Corps program is overviewed…

The joint project of the Stockton Unified School District, the Sacramento City Unified School District, and the University of the Pacific was designed to recruit into the teaching profession low-income people who have completed 2 years of college, and to expand community involvement in education through intern participation. Interns worked in the…

THE JUNIOR COLLEGE TEACHER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT UCLA HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PRODUCE LEARNING SPECIALISTS, AND ALL PHASES OF THE PROGRAM ARE INTENDED TO DEVELOP THE INTERN'S ABILITY TO SPECIFY OBJECTIVES, TO SELECT APPROPRIATE MEDIA, AND TO GATHER AND EVALUATE EVIDENCE OF LEARNING. IN THE SUMMER BEFORE HE BEGINS TEACHING, EACH INTERN ENROLLS IN A…

Seven rural California counties participated in a teacher preparation internship program funded by the Education Professions Development Act. The 101 elementary teacher intern candidates--having a wide range of academic backgrounds, personal interests, and talents--first took part in an 8-week summer preservice experience consisting of (1)…

The study determined the perceptions of interns and agribusinessmen towards the internship course at Auburn University, a supervised practicum in technical agribusiness competencies. Questionnaire responses from 37 interns and 37 agribusinessmen rated characteristics of the internship as very good to outstanding. Nine recommendations for program…

Describes a new program for graduate teaching interns in higher education, how it developed, and how it is progressing in a behavioral sciences department. (Author/ND)

The Fifth Cycle Teacher Corps Project was undertaken by the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle to a) fulfill a stated mission of a university especially created to help resolve urban problems, b) find effective ways to help an inner-city community utilize its own resources, and c) conduct research on the effective uses of evaluation in…

This anthology of articles and reports on micro-team teaching (a scaled down team teaching operation usually taking place in a single, self-contained classroom with two student teachers and one cooperating teacher) is divided into three sections. Section One, "An Overview of Micro-Team Teaching," discusses trends in the preservice phase of teacher…

Article describes a series of different programs designed to provide teachers with leadership training, an increase in their sense of personal control over their environment, and teaching interns with elementary school experience. (Author/RK)

The Undergraduate Intern Program in college teaching at the New College of the University of Alabama allows upperclass students in any school or college at the University to spend one or two semesters working in every aspect of the classroom with a faculty member for three hours credit each semester. (JMD)

Most colleges and universities offer graduate programs for teachers. The idea of a graduate-undergraduate mix, plus internship, and multi-media projects may be an innovative model for many of us. (Editor)

The 1982 position paper of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities provides recommendations concerning preparation of professional personnel. Major recommendations include periodic evaluations of training programs and faculty, establishment of interdisciplinary training programs, structuring of practica to enable students to…

To extend and modify university teacher education to meet the needs of noncertified special class teachers, to improve the classroom program and to provide the opportunity for certification, 26 teachers took part in a 2 year educational program. Formal course work was combined with internship activities in which actual classroom assistance was…

The trade-technical education program at Ferris State College, Big Rapids, Michigan, is reviewed. The curriculum of the college, its intern programs, and the teacher preparation technical programs are described. (DS)