Established in September 1967 and funded under ESEA Title I and Title III, the Pennsylvania Advancement School (PAS) is a non-profit corporation under contract to the School District of Philadelphia. Funds from the Education Professions Development Act and from private foundations have been used to support small projects initiated by the school.…

This paper is a descriptive study constructed around the questions, What is effective teaching? and How is it produced? Previous research findings on the subject are examined from an Aristotelian viewpoint, resulting in the equation of "good teachers" with people who perceive themselves as "good people." The remainder of this paper proposes a…

The purpose of this research project was to develop a competency-based model graduate program for administrators of vocational education in Illinois. Directed through the joint efforts of two universities, the project involved the identification of 158 administrative competencies and an assessment of how these competencies might be achieved. Other…

The work of the Commission on Voluntary Service and Action affords perspectives on the problems that agencies face in using student volunteers. Student attitudes, preparation, adjustment, and length of service are discussed. (Editor/LBH)

Describes New York City's Substitute Vocational Assistant Program, a paid internship program that exposes selected vocational high school students to a combination of industrial work, college coursework and on-the-job teacher training. Students who complete the five-year program are qualified to take the regular examination for entry into the…

This guide is intended to encourage employers to hire people with disabilities. It notes the value of internship and other work-based learning programs that allow the employer and student to "try each other out." The paper points out that under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are required to make reasonable accommodations for…

This book presents case studies of three highly successful teacher education programs. It is part of a three-volume series that includes seven case studies. It documents the goals, strategies, content, and processes of teacher education programs that are exemplars for preparing prospective teachers to engage in skillful, learner-centered practice.…

This study examined key factors contributing to the persistence of urban teachers who entered teaching through alternative certification programs. It explored how they constructed meanings from the processes, events, and relationships they experienced. Data came from a 1991-92 cohort of alternatively certified teachers who received tenure in 1994…

This study reports positive impacts of a modified version of the teacher work sample on performance of struggling K-12 readers and on the dispositions of interns who worked with them. The participants included 55 university students in a year-long, senior-level internship and 55 elementary students identified as struggling readers. The…

The University-School Teacher Education Partnerships have completed their third year. North Carolina is exemplary in its efforts to improve teacher quality, with the University-School Teacher Education Partnerships key in North Carolina's accomplishments. This report presents vignettes of each North Carolina partnership school which highlight such…

Discusses the changing environment in which libraries and library schools exist, noting master of library science (MLS) programs; extended programs including a field experience (University of California, University of North Carolina); post-MLS internships; and the research library residency program offered by the University of Michigan Library.…

Describes the facilities, services, and programs of the IBM Santa Teresa Laboratory's Information/Library/Learning Center. The planning of the center, the center's modular facilities, information and educational services, and the internship and training program for information professionals offered through the center are discussed. Included are…

Observations of faculty fellows (of the National Association of Schools of Public Administration and Affairs) who interned during 1978 and 1979 at federal agencies in Washington, D.C., are summarized. Observations concern the policymaking process, individuals in organizations, the use of research and analysis, and the political milieu. (PP)

During the past three years the state of Nevada has joined the escalating effort nationwide to extend preservice teacher preparation through the development of a fifth-year internship. The early history of the fifth-year internship and the influence of national conceptual learning upon the internship design are discussed. (JN)