This study examined the experiences of beginning teachers from three preparation models; traditional, professional development school, and teacher-in-residence, regarding their perceptions of their first years of teaching. The purpose was to explore possible links between teacher candidates' preparation paths and their preparedness and intention…

Discusses which of ten models in the Information Processing and Personal Sources families of teaching models were selected and used by competency based teacher education interns working in field center classrooms. Reports which models were employed at grade levels K-5 and how often each was used during an academic year. (SB)

Searching for effective instructional activities that are acceptable to Fieldwork Supervisors poses an enormous challenge to intern teachers. Furthermore, the teachers and their supervisors seldom agree on the effectiveness of the activities. This area of Fieldwork deserves a serious study because of the critical role instructional activities play…

Efforts at improving fieldwork supervision during internship have largely focused on the role of university supervisors and intern teachers. Thus students' perceptions of the instructional practices are not systematically collected, analyzed and discussed in such a way that insights from students' perceptions can inform fieldwork supervision. This…

Teacher education must become a profession by initiating significant changes, requiring perceptual shifts, in training models. Needed are a generalist-specialist training model; recognition that program graduates are not qualified practitioners of the teaching profession until satisfactory completion of a two-year residency; and coordination among…