Examined the validity of Stoltenberg and Delworth's (1987) Integrated Developmental Model of group supervision in a sample of 25 advanced psychotherapy practicum trainees in clinical and counseling psychology. Found longitudinal supervisee gains in self-rated self-other awareness and independence over the course of an advanced practicum year.…

Discusses the need for preservice teachers to interact with students and describes the use of Web-based asynchronous discussion to increase the quality and quantity of English education initial licensure program students' interactions with middle school students during a practicum experience at the University of Minnesota. Topics include…

Designed to promote equitable and fair student teacher practicum supervision and evaluation, contextual supervision (CS) can be used by both college and school-based supervisors. This approach is supported by current reforms in teacher education, contemporary supervisory models, and validation in actual practice. (IAH)

Offers an individual account from each of the three authors (a practicum (student) teacher, his supervising school teacher, and his university professor) describing their experience and their interactions. Shows how they explored the complex interplay between theory and practice in the university and the school classroom, clarifying what matters…

Examined a model of practicum supervision adopted at one university that involved intensive supervision by all faculty members. Data from observations, interviews, journals, and conversations found that the model strengthened the school-university partnership, enhanced the practicum and campus program, and helped faculty gain knowledge and…

An experiential component in preservice training for teachers of learning disabled students at Kent State University (Ohio) involves a tutoring experience on campus. Originally a volunteer experience, the tutoring component presented problems of scheduling, supervision, and location. On-campus required tutoring was then implemented with parents'…

This article is intended to suggest a few questions which ought to be dealt with by anyone who would try to develop a theoretical framework or rationale for the practicum. (Author)

In this article the author stresses the importance and need for realistic experiences to augment and develop a true education of the student. (Author)

This handbook is one of four handbooks developed for preservice and inservice counselor preparation and professional development. It was developed as a practical guide which will provide resources for counselor educators to use with students in practicum and internship settings in their training programs. It is also appropriate for use by…

A college supervisor responds to a student teacher who is frustrated by her experience. (HMD)

Micro-counseling, based on micro-teaching principles, was used in a pre-practicum training program to teach specific objectives related to test interpretation. Based on judges' ratings, the experimental group in micro-counseling received significantly higher ratings than the control group which had conventional class presentations and discussion…

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Job Corps Student Teaching project focused on Job Corps centers as feasible environments for providing realistic counseling experiences for counselors-in-training. Major training objectives were to provide the University of Maine counselor trainee actual counseling experience with…

This publication consists mainly of resumes of 100 practicum reports written by participants in Nova University's educational administration practicum program. All the resumes were originally published in issues of the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) catalog "Resources in Education." Each resume includes a 100-200 word abstract of…

The evaluation of residency and preceptorship programs at a medical school are briefly described. Valuable findings include identification of training deficiencies, details of actual student experiences, benefits of the program, and appraisal of student performance. (GDC)