The development of the dynamic skills approach at the University of Chicago as contrasted with the component skills approach to Stanford has shifted microteaching out of the "practical problems" arena and into a more central position between theory and practice. The Stanford model included three stages: general orientation, viewing of skill films,…

This short article describes a model for relevant appropriate experience which can be provided for master's level graduate students from counseling and guidance, as well as clinical psychology. This model has evolved at Appalachian State University. (Author)

A description of the traditional experiential didactic dichotomy and a technique designed to integrate the two approaches are presented. Groups of beginning counselors are confronted and asked to respond to emotional vignettes. The rationale for film simulated counselor training is detailed and its potential is explored. (Author)

An attempt was made to analyze the value of field experience to impprove existing programs or in developing new programs. (AB)

The separation of supervision from social work has created a false dichotomy between practice and supervision, leaving supervision outside the conceptual framework of professional values, skills, and knowledge. Explores the history of social work supervision and suggests a model based on the social work practice concepts of mediation and mutual…

Most industrialised countries have adopted training strategies for pre-service teachers that place experienced teacher guidance centre stage, particularly within the context of regular pre-service field training sessions. In this article, after analysing the data taken from a longitudinal survey on the computer skills and attitudes of students…

This paper reports our implementation and evaluation of a wireless handheld learning environment used to support a clinical nursing practicum course. The learning environment was designed so that nursing students could use handhelds for recording information, organizing ideas, assessing patients, and also for interaction and collaboration with…

Many new teaching assistants have concerns about keeping authority in the classroom. These concerns make it more difficult for the teachers of the composition practicum to focus discussions on other important pedagogical issues. This study found that microsimulations were an effective way of allowing graduate students to respond to challenges to…

Education authorities continue to experience difficulty in recruiting and retaining teachers in rural and remote schools. In Western Australia (WA), a state noted for its vastness and number of schools located in rural and remote settings, a scheme developed by the Western Australian Department of Education and Training (DET) and the WA Chamber of…

The problem of bias in qualitative research particularly is still debated in methodology texts and there is a lack of agreement on how much researcher influence is acceptable, whether or not it needs to be "controlled", and how it might be accounted for. Denzin (1994) refers to this as the "interpretive crisis" (p. 501). I…

This paper discusses the ways in which the long-established tradition of the design "practicum" continues to structure teaching and learning in undergraduate programmes. It draws on an in-depth empirical study of one degree course in graphic design and accompanying research in a small number of professional graphic design studios; this dual focus…

Empirical studies of early childhood educators' experiences with learning and implementing positive guidance skills are absent from the extant literature. This study explored this topic with 63 junior and senior level university students who were involved in concurrent instructional lecture and practicum experiences. Participants defined…

The practicum experience in the field of recreation and leisure studies is an important aspect of a student's preparation for the field of recreation and leisure services. This workbook covers the requirements for everyone involved in the practicum experience: student, agency, agency supervisor, college/university, director of field placement, and…

Numerous researchers have recognized that supervision is critical in the preparation of counselors and psychotherapists. This supervision manual, which is organized around a coherent theory of training, is intended to help practitioners as they learn to supervise counselors and therapists. The manual is designed primarily for supervision of…

The Florida Mental Health Institute and the Department of Special Education, both at the University of South Florida, have created a practicum program for teacher trainees in behavior disorders. The program was designed as an intensive, sequenced approach for training in basic academic and behavioral skills related to successful teaching…