Surveys teachers and their preparation and current use of strategies that were emphasized in a six-hour practicum in diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties. Discusses a philosophy of corrective reading instruction that is: based on an interactive model of reading; attends to Vygotsky's zone of proximal development for individual…

Investigated influence of ego development on in-session cognitions of 27 supervisees at the same experience level, using the Sentence Completion Test (SCT) of Ego Development (Loevinger and Wessler, 1970). Results indicated no significant effects of ego level on time, place, focus, locus, or orientation of retrospections. (TE)

A study investigated costs and benefits to five pharmacists serving as preceptors of community pharmacy rotations by examining student work activities, cost of preceptor's time, and time saved by student work. When student work output was assigned a value of 50% of a pharmacist's salary, costs to benefits were balanced. (MSE)

Discusses the way that the Open University of the Netherlands has been developing a practical natural sciences degree program, gives examples of alternatives for traditional practical work, and presents advantages and disadvantages of traditional practical work. (17 references) (Author/MKR)

In an Ontario pilot project, one elementary school became a teacher education center, the site of all practicum sessions for 18 student teachers, who were assigned in pairs. Student teachers, cooperating teachers, and faculty advisors endeavored to develop a supportive open environment of reflection and intellectual inquiry. (SV)

Reexamined Counselor Evaluation Rating Scale (CERS) using confirmatory factor analysis. Analyzed 185 self-rated CERs. Findings suggest that, when counselors use CERS to rate themselves, different factors may emerge from those emerging when experienced supervisors use CERS to evaluate supervisee progress and performance. (Author/NB)

Examines ways to understand the experiences of student teachers facing their first practicum work. Preservice teacher education has some of the character of initiation into a community, and it must help student teachers see the deeply ethical and ecological character of their responsibilities. (SM)

Provides a listing of more than 130 institutions in 30 European countries that offer programs in information science, listed by countries and cities and also by academic subject. Information includes staff, number of students, main fields of research, admission criteria, courses offered, practical studies, exams, and professions of graduates.…

Reports study on use of critical-incident analysis and guided reflection with preservice teachers in one-year postdegree program. Single case study demonstrates how mentor-assisted analysis helps derive meaning from teaching practicum. Suggests value of guided-reflective journal writing as preservice teacher development exercise. (TES)

Discusses the strengths and limitations of the practicum at the City University of Hong Kong. Although the program was designed to meet local needs, many graduates do not apply the principles espoused in the program to their own teaching context. (Author/VWL)

Presents the results of a study on using the electronic bulletin board system (BBS) as computer-mediated communication to promote reflective thinking among student teachers in a teaching practicum course at National Taiwan Normal University. Reports student feedback that showed interactions with peers was a positive influence. (Author/LRW)

Three women undertook a four-day winter camping trip in the Adirondacks as their practicum in an outdoor and experiential-education course. Their description of the confidence gained and the balance between self-doubt and overconfidence is compared to walking in snowshoes. (TD)

Recounts supervisees best and worst experiences with training and supervision while participating in marriage and family therapy education training programs. Positive behaviors perceived to be enacted by supervisors can be categorized by the following dimensions: creating an open supervisory environment, providing encouragement and communication,…

Describes a prepracticum which creatively incorporates adult learning pedagogy, service-learning, and a semester-long role play to bridge the theory-practice gap in the preparation of students for practicum-internship and professional practice. (Author)

In this article I have addressed the need for change from the traditional, technical skills model of the practicum in teacher-education programs, to a practicum that has a broader educative focus. Following a description of the implementation of a practicum experience with an emphasis on inquiry, I consider data from a three-year study designed…