An investigative study sought to identify those factors characteristic of an ideal interpersonal relationship between cooperating teachers and student teachers and to determine if the two groups agree as to the determinants of that relationship. A 110-statement measuring instrument was developed by means of a series of Q technique ratings by 60…

The purpose of this study was to determine teacher candidates' and participating teachers' perceptions of selected categories of field experiences under the Performance-Based Undergraduate Program for the Education of Teachers at Brooklyn College during the fall 1972 semester. Teacher candidates who received questionnaires were selected by a…

A pilot study was designed to test the practicality of gathering data through interviews and to provide tentative information on induction problems and practices encountered by beginning teachers in the Cattaraugus-Chautauqua County area of New York. Fifty-three elementary self-contained classroom teachers and secondary academic subject-matter…

A 5-year self-paced model program for the preparation of elementary school teachers was based on six assumptions: that no one point of view is best in teacher education; that because of societal change, there is a need for self-renewing teachers; that an intent-action-feedback process is needed to keep the program self-renewing; that continual…

A 5-year self-paced model program for the preparation of elementary school teachers was based on six assumptions: that no one point of view is best in teacher education; that because of societal change, there is a need for self-renewing teachers; than an intent-action-feedback process is needed to keep the program self-renewing; that continual…

During the last few years, a number of economists have studied the effects of employing different teaching resources on the performance of economics students. Despite widespread interest in the impact of various inputs on the amount learned by students, little attention has been devoted to the choice of output measure. This paper argues in favor…

This monograph presents a completely theoretical analysis of data pertaining to professional laboratory experiences at the preservice level. The intention is to bring together in a useful pattern what is known and what is asserted about these experiences and to make specific functional proposals that, if implemented, may be conducive to enhancing…

This is a report from the Washington State Legislature, Joint Committee on Higher Education which reviews teacher education programs throughout the state. The report complies with terms of House Resolution 72-71, which instructs educators to: a) visit campuses with schools or colleges of education to understand problems associated with the…

This program was designed to prepare teachers bilingual in Spanish and English who, because of their background, are especially able to meet the needs of educationally handicapped children in depressed rural areas. It is called the Rural Teacher Intern (RTI) program. Each intern has had extensive experience in rural and migrant education as a part…

The purpose of this study was to determine the degree and type of differences in teaching competencies between a group of experienced teachers and interns on four dimensions: 1) ability to effect gains in achievement of pupils in mini-lessons with specific behavioral objectives, 2) the quality of the teaching process in teaching the mini-lessons,…

A change that has taken place in the methodology of teaching science--a change from teaching to impart specific information to teaching students how to process the information of their experiences--has led to questioning whether a relationship exists between selected teacher characteristics and success in teaching such a curriculum. Factors of…

This research investigated student teachers' reactions to microteaching through the Teacher Reaction Questionnaire. The questionnaire contained 26 structured items, one comment and three open-end questions. Responses to the 26 structured questions were statistically analyzed through principal-axes factor analysis and varimax rotation. The…

This training program was designed to provide community college educators with a deeper understanding of the nature of poverty and the manner in which poverty and deprivation affect the students' ability to learn in the formal educational system. The program was divided into three basic segments. The first two segments, conducted during the first…

Mount Marty College developed a student teaching program in 1970 which lasted a full semester. The course work ordinarily taken in an 8-week block during professional semester was integrated into the work of the full semester. Teacher education faculty and special methods faculty in the academic areas prepared individual learning packets to teach…

The effect of the student teaching experience on self-concept was investigated. In the spring semester 1971-72, 260 students were enrolled in the student teaching courses in the College of Education, Louisiana State University (LSU). At the beginning and end of the semester, they were asked to respond to two Likert-type rating scales: self as a…